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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
139 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         78    644 PM  93    2001  80     -2       93       
  MINIMUM         60    405 AM  41    1973  59      1       62       
  AVERAGE         69                        69      0       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.67  -1.12     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.37                     10.52   5.85     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.38                     15.59   5.79    13.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        66     15      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       117     55      257       
  SINCE JAN 1    172                       117     55      260       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2002...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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  19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        77900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT