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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED MAR 20 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         57    156 PM  92    1907  65     -8       55       
  MINIMUM         53    817 AM  10    1923  42     11       43       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.08                      0.13   2.95     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.46                      2.38   4.08     0.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.46                      2.38   4.08     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.47                      7.34   4.13    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       10                        13     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       294     29      315       
  SINCE MAR 1    323                       294     29      315       
  SINCE JUL 1   2766                      3159   -393     3419       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2002.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2002.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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  21.8         +2.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        105900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT