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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN SEP 22 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         83    433 PM  98    1988  83      0       79       
  MINIMUM         57    548 AM  39    1983  61     -4       62       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.47  -1.40     3.83    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.07                      2.47  -1.40     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.18                     30.60   4.58    29.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        11    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       219     70      222       
  SINCE SEP 1    289                       219     70      222       
  SINCE JAN 1   2010                      1806    204     2201       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2002.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2002.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT