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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE OCT 29 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         60    413 PM  86    1950  70    -10       68       
  MINIMUM         52    246 AM  25    1957  46      6       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55                      0.14   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      3.50  -1.48     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.08                      7.11  -4.03     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.19                     35.24   1.95    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                         8      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       119     45      139       
  SINCE SEP 1    164                       142     22      155       
  SINCE JUL 1    164                       142     22      155       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        61      4       42       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       336     71      286       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1923    205     2265       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2002.......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
OCTOBER 30 2002.......SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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       19.5          -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT