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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
138 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         87    354 PM  92    1962  79      8       80       
  MINIMUM         69    326 AM  38    1989  56     13       61       
  AVERAGE         78                        68     10       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.12  -1.12     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      8.97   5.85     3.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     14.04   5.79    13.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        25     20       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        76     60      186       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        76     60      189       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2002...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2002...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT