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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         54    443 PM  80    1932  58     -4       48       
  MINIMUM         18    625 AM   7    1890  36    -18       43       
  AVERAGE         36                        47    -11       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.59  -1.37     7.11    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.71                      8.35   2.36    12.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      4.96   0.05     9.51    
                                                                     
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       29                        19     10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  636                       647    -11      531       
  SINCE DEC 1   2001                      2284   -283     2401       
  SINCE JUL 1   2443                      2865   -422     3104       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
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    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2002.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2002.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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  19.3         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT