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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT MAR 30 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         79    332 PM  91    1967  68     11       50       
  MINIMUM         54    602 AM  26    1894  44     10       41       
  AVERAGE         67                        56     11       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.53                      3.68   4.85     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.53                      3.68   4.85     1.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.54                      8.64   4.90    10.75    
                                                                     
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                        10    -10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  476                       407     69      469       
  SINCE MAR 1    476                       407     69      469       
  SINCE JUL 1   2919                      3272   -353     3573       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         6     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         6     -4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        86      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2002.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2002.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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       19.7         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        35000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT