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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CDT WED OCT 2 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         91    348 PM  96    1953  80     11       80       
  MINIMUM         63    347 AM  35    1984  57      6       48       
  AVERAGE         77                        69      8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      3.73  -2.67     3.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     31.86   3.31    29.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        25    -25       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        25    -25       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         5      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         5      7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    354                       280     74      244       
  SINCE JAN 1   2075                      1867    208     2223       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2002.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2002.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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                                        2800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT