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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT THU APR 18 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         87    430 PM  90    1945  73     14       61       
  MINIMUM         61    626 AM  29    1951  50     11       40       
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.08                      2.11   2.97     1.93    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.95                      6.05   7.90     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.96                     11.12   7.84    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                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       107    -23       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       533     41      538       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3398   -381     3642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        17     20       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        25     14       93       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        25     14       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  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   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2002.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2002.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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      19.9         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        56000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT