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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         79    333 PM  92    1989  75      4       83       
  MINIMUM         49    601 AM  33    1982  51     -2       66       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      2.76   2.36     1.93    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.99                      6.70   7.29     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.00                     11.77   7.23    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        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       127    -42       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    575                       553     22      552       
  SINCE JUL 1   3018                      3418   -400     3656       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        27     40      118       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                        35     34      118       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                        35     34      121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2002.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2002.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        44900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT