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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
410 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         70   1159 PM  83    1925  62      8       63       
  MINIMUM         59    253 AM  15    1932  39     20       43       
  AVERAGE         65                        50     15       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07                      0.12  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.95  -0.32     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.63                      0.95  -0.32     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.64                      5.91  -0.27     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        0                        16    -16       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       139     42      139       
  SINCE MAR 1    181                       139     42      139       
  SINCE JUL 1   2624                      3004   -380     3243       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2002.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2002.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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                                        5600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT