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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         70    412 PM  88    1989  76     -6       79       
  MINIMUM         47    535 AM  35    1910  52     -5       41       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      3.18   2.32     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.37                      7.12   7.25     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.38                     12.19   7.19    12.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                        MM       
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       136    -45       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    581                       562     19      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3024                      3427   -403     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        33     42      118       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        41     36      118       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        41     36      121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
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    62          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2002.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2002.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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  19.7         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        54400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT