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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         61    218 PM  90    1955  78    -17       86       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  40    1889  55      0       63       
  AVERAGE         58                        67     -9       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.47  -0.47     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      8.32   6.50     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     13.39   6.44    12.91    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         9      8       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        60     48      160       
  SINCE JAN 1    108                        60     48      163       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2002...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2002...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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  19.8         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT