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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         86    321 PM  94    1963  79      7       81       
  MINIMUM         60    235 AM  42    1969  58      2       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.80  -0.98     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.64                      9.65   5.99     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.65                     14.72   5.93    13.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        41     31       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    163                        92     71      213       
  SINCE JAN 1    163                        92     71      216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2002...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2002...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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  19.6         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        73100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT