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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         71    502 PM  96    1956  80     -9       85       
  MINIMUM         46    550 AM  45    1894  59    -13       61       
  AVERAGE         59                        70    -11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      3.21  -1.04     1.34    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.99                     11.06   5.93     4.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.00                     16.13   5.87    14.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        82     -1      153       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       133     39      290       
  SINCE JAN 1    172                       133     39      293       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2002...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2002...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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       20.7         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        89300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT