165 CDUS44 KTSA 240907 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 98 MM 103 1910 92 6 99 MINIMUM 75 MM 53 1891 69 6 72 AVERAGE 87 81 6 86 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.98 1.83 1.15 1.53 SINCE JUN 1 8.58 9.30 -0.72 3.84 SINCE JAN 1 32.35 27.40 4.95 25.55 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 22 15 7 21 MONTH TO DATE 414 381 33 459 SINCE JUN 1 1361 1265 96 1499 SINCE JAN 1 1600 1473 127 1835 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 48 300 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 1922 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 1891 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 24 2002........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT AUGUST 25 2002........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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 19.3 +0.0 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 8800 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT