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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         80    442 PM  94    1953  81     -1       76       
  MINIMUM         54    540 AM  42    1892  61     -7       49       
  AVERAGE         67                        71     -4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      3.75  -1.58     4.73    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.99                     11.60   5.39     8.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.00                     16.67   5.33    17.64    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       100    -14      163       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       151     26      300       
  SINCE JAN 1    177                       151     26      303       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
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    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2002...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2002...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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  19.8         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        74000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT

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