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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CST TUE MAR 19 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         62   1130 AM  88    1908  65     -3       53       
  MINIMUM         52    711 AM  15    1923  41     11       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        53      4       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.09                      0.13   1.96     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.38                      2.25   1.13     0.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.38                      2.25   1.13     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      7.21   1.18    10.31    
                                                                     
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        8                        13     -5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  313                       281     32      299       
  SINCE MAR 1    313                       281     32      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   2756                      3146   -390     3403       
                                                                     
 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     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2002.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2002.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT