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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
139 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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    227 PM  98    1951  83     -6       74       
  MINIMUM         65    647 AM  46    1947  63      2       65       
  AVERAGE         71                        73     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08                      0.17  -0.09     1.82    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.94                      4.95  -1.01     6.88    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.76                     12.80   5.96    10.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.77                     17.87   5.90    19.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       148    -22      192       
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       199     18      329       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       199     18      332       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2002...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2002...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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  19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT