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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
435 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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    220 PM  91    1924  73     12       80       
  MINIMUM         61    605 AM  27    1983  49     12       58       
  AVERAGE         73                        61     12       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      1.85   2.92     1.93    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.64                      5.79   7.85     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.65                     10.86   7.79    12.69    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        99    -15       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       525     49      518       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3390   -373     3622       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        15      7       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        23      1       93       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        23      1       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2002.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2002.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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      19.4         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT