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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
525 AM CDT THU OCT 17 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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    128 PM  92    1989  75    -12       55       
  MINIMUM         36    621 AM  29    1966  50    -14       37       
  AVERAGE         50                        63    -13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.92  -1.34     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.64                      5.53  -3.89     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.75                     33.66   2.09    32.80    
                                                                     
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       15                         4     11       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        45     29       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     74                        68      6       84       
  SINCE JUL 1     74                        68      6       84       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        50     15       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       325     82      264       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1912    216     2243       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2002.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2002.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 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  19.8         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT