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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN MAR 31 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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    128 AM  86    1946  69     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  25    1975  45      5       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14                      0.13   0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.67                      3.81   4.86     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.67                      3.81   4.86     1.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.68                      8.77   4.91    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        9                        10     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  485                       417     68      479       
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       417     68      479       
  SINCE JUL 1   2928                      3282   -354     3583       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         7     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         7     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         7     -5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2002.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2002.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        37400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT