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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
452 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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    350 PM  97    1939  82      1       71       
  MINIMUM         55    602 AM  38    1989  59     -4       46       
  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.99  -1.93     3.84    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      2.99  -1.93     3.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     31.12   4.05    29.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        15    -15        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        15    -15        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       247     50      242       
  SINCE SEP 1    297                       247     50      242       
  SINCE JAN 1   2018                      1834    184     2221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2002.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2002.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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      19.6         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT