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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         65    142 PM  88    1890  71     -6       86       
  MINIMUM         54    658 AM  33    1971  47      7       67       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20                      0.12   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      0.99   3.77     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.63                      4.93   8.70     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.64                     10.00   8.64    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        5                         7     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        61     19       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    570                       487     83      507       
  SINCE JUL 1   3013                      3352   -339     3611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       61       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        16    -14       61       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        16    -14       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      2001                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2002.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2002.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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  23.9         +3.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                      118800
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT

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