955 CDUS44 KTSA 290935 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 434 AM CDT THU AUG 29 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 90 325 PM 106 1963 90 0 97 MINIMUM 69 647 AM 52 1967 68 1 69 AVERAGE 80 79 1 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.74 2.27 2.47 1.69 SINCE JUN 1 10.34 9.74 0.60 4.00 SINCE JAN 1 34.11 27.84 6.27 25.71 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 14 1 18 MONTH TO DATE 493 454 39 556 SINCE JUN 1 1440 1338 102 1596 SINCE JAN 1 1679 1546 133 1932 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 47 400 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 105 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 29 2002........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT AUGUST 30 2002........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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 19.7 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 8800 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT