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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU FEB 28 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         38    401 PM  79    1988  58    -20       50       
  MINIMUM         16    710 AM  15    1934  36    -20       45       
  AVERAGE         27                        47    -20       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.64    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.48  -1.26     7.10    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.71                      8.24   2.47    12.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      4.85   0.16     9.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                        MM       
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        19     19       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  607                       628    -21      512       
  SINCE DEC 1   1972                      2265   -293     2382       
  SINCE JUL 1   2414                      2846   -432     3085       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
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    80           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         7      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2002......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2002.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT