000 CDUS44 KTSA 271002 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CST WED FEB 27 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 30 1217 AM 83 1917 58 -28 61 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM 13 1980 36 -16 38 AVERAGE 25 47 -22 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.22 2.37 -1.15 6.46 SINCE DEC 1 10.71 8.13 2.58 12.13 SINCE JAN 1 5.01 4.74 0.27 8.86 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM SINCE DEC 1 T MM SINCE JUL 1 T MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 20 20 15 MONTH TO DATE 569 609 -40 495 SINCE DEC 1 1934 2246 -312 2365 SINCE JUL 1 2376 2827 -451 3068 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 63 1200 AM LOWEST 34 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 79 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 27 2002......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST FEBRUARY 28 2002......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ........................................................... THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS MORNING 19.1 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 10400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT