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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         83    417 PM  92    1988  79      4       83       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  40    1960  58     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73                      0.17   0.56     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      1.97  -0.42     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.37                      9.82   6.55     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.38                     14.89   6.49    13.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        46     31       82       
  SINCE MAR 1    168                        97     71      219       
  SINCE JAN 1    168                        97     71      222       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2002...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2002...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        66700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT