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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
401 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         82   1057 AM  95    1918  79      3       81       
  MINIMUM         75   1008 PM  40    1982  56     19       56       
  AVERAGE         79                        68     11       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07                      0.17  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.29  -1.22     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.89                      9.14   5.75     3.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.90                     14.21   5.69    13.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        29     30       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    150                        80     70      190       
  SINCE JAN 1    150                        80     70      193       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2002...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2002...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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       19.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        27400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT