000 CDUS44 KTSA 221003 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CST FRI MAR 22 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 52 941 AM 90 1916 66 -14 71 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM 18 1965 42 -11 32 AVERAGE 42 54 -12 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.61 2.64 3.97 0.80 SINCE MAR 1 6.61 2.64 3.97 0.80 SINCE JAN 1 11.62 7.60 4.02 10.31 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM SINCE JUL 1 T MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 12 11 13 MONTH TO DATE 359 318 41 344 SINCE MAR 1 359 318 41 344 SINCE JUL 1 2802 3183 -381 3448 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 3 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 41 1000 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 22 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2002.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE 617 AM CST SUNSET 632 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 19.2 +0.8 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 51500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT