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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
138 AM CST THU OCT 31 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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   1238 PM  89    1968  69     -9       72       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  22    1917  45      5       41       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.15  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      3.79  -1.71     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.14                      7.40  -4.26     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.25                     35.53   1.72    32.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  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                         9      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       136     44      154       
  SINCE SEP 1    180                       159     21      170       
  SINCE JUL 1    180                       159     21      170       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2002.......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2002......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT