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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
445 AM CDT THU APR 25 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         86    331 PM  90    1989  75     11       73       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  36    1887  51      7       41       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      3.04   2.46     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.37                      6.98   7.39     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.38                     12.05   7.33    12.91    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       133    -48       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    575                       559     16      564       
  SINCE JUL 1   3018                      3424   -406     3668       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        31     44      118       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        39     38      118       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        39     38      121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2002.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2002.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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  20.2         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        59600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT