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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED APR 10 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         71    526 PM  89    2001  71      0       89       
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  28    1964  47      8       67       
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      1.11   3.65     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.63                      5.05   8.58     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.64                     10.12   8.52    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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        67     15       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       493     79      507       
  SINCE JUL 1   3015                      3358   -343     3611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       74       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        17    -15       74       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        17    -15       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2002.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2002.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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  19.1         -4.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT

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