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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         79   1259 AM  91    1962  79      0       85       
  MINIMUM         60    749 AM  40    1980  56      4       58       
  AVERAGE         70                        68      2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73                      0.17   0.56     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.46  -0.66     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.62                      9.31   6.31     3.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.63                     14.38   6.25    13.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        33     31       60       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                        84     71      197       
  SINCE JAN 1    155                        84     71      200       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2002...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2002...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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  19.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        32100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT