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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         42   1159 PM  80    1992  59    -17       45       
  MINIMUM         34    112 AM  15    1890  37     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         38                        48    -10       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17                      0.11   0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.11   0.06     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      0.11   0.06     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.18                      5.07   0.11     9.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                        MM       
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        19      8       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        19      8       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        19      8       23       
  SINCE JUL 1   2470                      2884   -414     3127       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        12      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2002.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2002.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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                                        8600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT