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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU APR 4 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         54    512 PM  88    1989  71    -17       85       
  MINIMUM         40    729 AM  22    1975  46     -6       63       
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.39  -0.39     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      4.33   4.54     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.88                      9.40   4.48    10.76    
                                                                     
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       18                         8     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        25     -3       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    512                       451     61      507       
  SINCE JUL 1   2955                      3316   -361     3611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        11     -9        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        11     -9       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2002.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
APRIL  5 2002.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   642 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       19.9         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT