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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
406 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         71    400 PM  93    1962  76     -5       85       
  MINIMUM         53    209 AM  34    1965  52      1       56       
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.95                      3.76   2.19     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      7.70   7.12     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     12.77   7.06    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        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       148    -43       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    595                       574     21      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3038                      3439   -401     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        41     37      132       
  SINCE MAR 1     80                        49     31      132       
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        49     31      135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2002...........SUNRISE   626 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  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        35500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT