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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
435 AM CDT MON APR 15 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         85    451 PM  89    1936  73     12       66       
  MINIMUM         58    630 AM  31    1997  48     10       55       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.83    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      1.72   3.05     1.52    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.64                      5.66   7.98     2.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.65                     10.73   7.92    12.28    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        94    -10       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       520     54      518       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3385   -368     3622       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        14      0       89       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        22     -6       89       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        22     -6       92       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2002.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2002.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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       19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT