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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
404 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         90    402 PM  93    1959  76     14       84       
  MINIMUM         66    615 AM  34    1903  54     12       58       
  AVERAGE         78                        65     13       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      8.00   6.82     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     13.07   6.76    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    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    595                       580     15      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3038                      3445   -407     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         2     11        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         2     11        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    104                        53     51      143       
  SINCE JAN 1    104                        53     51      146       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2002...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2002...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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      20.0         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT