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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN APR 7 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         70   1234 PM  93    1960  71     -1       85       
  MINIMUM         42    628 AM  29    1966  46     -4       70       
  AVERAGE         56                        59     -3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.75  -0.75     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      4.69   4.18     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.88                      9.76   4.12    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        9                         7      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        47     15       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    552                       473     79      507       
  SINCE JUL 1   2995                      3338   -343     3611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       39       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        14    -12       39       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        14    -12       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2002.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2002.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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  19.2         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT