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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON APR 29 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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    424 PM  91    1989  76      3       84       
  MINIMUM         56   1149 PM  35    1965  52      4       53       
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.95                      3.61   2.34     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      7.55   7.27     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     12.62   7.21    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                       145    -43       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       571     21      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3035                      3436   -401     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        39     39      126       
  SINCE MAR 1     80                        47     33      126       
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        47     33      129       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2002.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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       19.3         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT