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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         79    359 PM  89    1948  72      7       78       
  MINIMUM         52    634 AM  25    1989  48      4       57       
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      1.35   3.42     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.64                      5.29   8.35     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.65                     10.36   8.29    11.45    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        79      5       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       505     69      507       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3370   -353     3611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        11    -10       89       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        19    -16       89       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        19    -16       92       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2002.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2002.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        63600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT