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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         50    527 PM  84    1938  60    -10       61       
  MINIMUM         11R   648 AM  14    1893  38    -27       39       
  AVERAGE         31                        49    -18       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.47   0.09     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      0.47   0.09     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.57                      5.43   0.14     9.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                        MM       
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        18     16       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                        73     70       71       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        73     70       71       
  SINCE JUL 1   2586                      2938   -352     3175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2002.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2002.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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                                        11800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT