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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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    519 PM  91    1989  76      4       84       
  MINIMUM         50   1252 AM  36    1992  52     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.95                      3.46   2.49     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      7.40   7.42     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     12.47   7.36    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       142    -40       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       568     24      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3035                      3433   -398     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        37     38      122       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        45     32      122       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        45     32      125       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2002.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2002.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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  19.2         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        28200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT