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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         47    543 AM  84    1916  67    -20       75       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  20    1966  44     -2       61       
  AVERAGE         45                        56    -11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.64                      0.15   0.49      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.30   0.34      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      3.78                      7.85  -4.07     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.89                     35.98   1.91    32.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                         0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        10     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        20     17        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    233                       188     45      176       
  SINCE JUL 1    233                       188     45      176       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        7       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       338     69      293       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1925    203     2272       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        15      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2002......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2002......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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  19.3         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT