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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         77    321 PM  95    1962  81     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         62    224 AM  45    1983  61      1       52       
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      4.10  -1.93     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.99                     11.95   5.04     8.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.00                     17.02   4.98    17.75    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                       112    -16      166       
  SINCE MAR 1    187                       163     24      303       
  SINCE JAN 1    187                       163     24      306       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2002...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2002...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        53300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT