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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED OCT 9 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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         63    336 PM  96    1963  78    -15       77       
  MINIMUM         52    455 AM  31    1952  54     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        66     -8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06                      0.12  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.96  -0.84     0.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.18                      4.57  -3.39     3.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.29                     32.70   2.59    29.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        17     -5       33       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        40    -28       49       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        40    -28       49       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        32     27        9       
  SINCE SEP 1    401                       307     94      253       
  SINCE JAN 1   2122                      1894    228     2232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2002.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2002.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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  19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT