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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT OCT 26 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         58    507 AM  88    1950  71    -13       70       
  MINIMUM         52    843 AM  29    1982  47      5       40       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23                      0.14   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      3.08  -1.71     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.43                      6.69  -4.26     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.54                     34.82   1.72    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       10                         7      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        96     35       97       
  SINCE SEP 1    131                       119     12      113       
  SINCE JUL 1    131                       119     12      113       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        59      6       42       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       334     73      286       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1921    207     2265       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 26 2002.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 27 2002.......SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT