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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         77   1200 PM  90    1972  72      5       79       
  MINIMUM         57    619 AM  29    1997  48      9       47       
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      1.59   3.18     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.64                      5.53   8.11     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.65                     10.60   8.05    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                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        89     -5       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       515     59      514       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3380   -363     3618       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        13     -6       89       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        21    -12       89       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        21    -12       92       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2002.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2002.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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      19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT