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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
404 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         89    139 PM  90    1987  76     13       85       
  MINIMUM         62    612 AM  36    1908  53      9       55       
  AVERAGE         76                        64     12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.95                      3.91   2.04     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      7.85   6.97     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     12.92   6.91    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  105                       151    -46       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    595                       577     18      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3038                      3442   -404     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        43     46      137       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                        51     40      137       
  SINCE JAN 1     91                        51     40      140       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2002...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2002...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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       19.4         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        29100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT