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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED OCT 30 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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    323 PM  89    1950  70     -8       73       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  22    1952  45     11       42       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.14  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      3.64  -1.58     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.12                      7.25  -4.13     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.23                     35.38   1.85    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        6                         8     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       127     43      146       
  SINCE SEP 1    170                       150     20      162       
  SINCE JUL 1    170                       150     20      162       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2002.......SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
OCTOBER 31 2002.......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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      19.1          -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT