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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         84    448 PM  91    1913  74     10       69       
  MINIMUM         66    617 AM  33    1999  50     16       35       
  AVERAGE         75                        62     13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.08                      2.24   2.84     1.93    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.95                      6.18   7.77     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.96                     11.25   7.71    12.69    
                                                                     
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        0                         4     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       111    -27       62       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       537     37      551       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3402   -385     3655       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        19     28       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        27     22       93       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        27     22       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2002.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2002.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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  19.4         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        54300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT