055 CDUS44 KTSA 120939 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 94 349 PM 108 1935 94 0 94 MINIMUM 72 551 AM 58 1989 71 1 73 AVERAGE 83 82 1 84 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.07 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.87 -0.87 0.23 SINCE JUN 1 5.60 8.34 -2.74 2.54 SINCE JAN 1 29.37 26.44 2.93 24.25 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 17 1 19 MONTH TO DATE 205 188 17 239 SINCE JUN 1 1152 1072 80 1279 SINCE JAN 1 1391 1280 111 1615 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 41 200 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 107 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 53 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 12 2002........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT AUGUST 13 2002........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ........................................................... THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS MORNING 19.5 -0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 8700 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT