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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
419 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         87    301 PM  91    1952  79      8       82       
  MINIMUM         66    545 AM  40    1944  56     10       60       
  AVERAGE         77                        68      9       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.95  -0.95     0.27    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.82                      8.80   6.02     3.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.83                     13.87   5.96    13.18    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        21     11       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    123                        72     51      180       
  SINCE JAN 1    123                        72     51      183       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2002...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2002...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT