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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         80    952 AM  95    1987  74      6       73       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  33    1953  50     15       55       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.13  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      2.37   2.75     1.93    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.99                      6.31   7.68     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.00                     11.38   7.62    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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       115    -31       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       541     33      552       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      3406   -389     3656       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        21     34       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        29     28       93       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                        29     28       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2002.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2002.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT