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CDUS44 KTSA 110906
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU APR 11 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    423 PM  91    1943  72      5       83       
  MINIMUM         49    620 AM  30    1973  47      2       70       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      1.23   3.54     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.64                      5.17   8.47     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.65                     10.24   8.41    10.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                        MM       
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        73     11       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       499     75      507       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3364   -347     3611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       86       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        18    -16       86       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        18    -16       89       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2002.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2002.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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  19.2         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        61200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT

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