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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN OCT 27 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 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         62    418 PM  90    1891  71     -9       70       
  MINIMUM         49   1123 PM  30    1994  46      3       34       
  AVERAGE         56                        59     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      3.22  -1.85     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.43                      6.83  -4.40     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.54                     34.96   1.58    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        9                         7      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       103     37      110       
  SINCE SEP 1    140                       126     14      126       
  SINCE JUL 1    140                       126     14      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        60      5       42       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       335     72      286       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1922    206     2265       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 27 2002.......SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
OCTOBER 28 2002.......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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       19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT