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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    431 PM  99    1954  84     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         61   1118 PM  43    1971  62     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         70                        73     -3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.34  -1.28     3.83    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      2.34  -1.28     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     30.47   4.70    29.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       211     73      216       
  SINCE SEP 1    284                       211     73      216       
  SINCE JAN 1   2005                      1798    207     2195       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        39      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2002.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2002.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          



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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT