000 CDUS44 KTSA 090908 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 408 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 71 514 PM 95 1918 78 -7 86 MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 40 1982 56 4 61 AVERAGE 66 67 -1 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.48 0.17 0.31 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.51 1.29 -0.78 0.20 SINCE MAR 1 5.94 9.14 -3.20 11.33 SINCE JAN 1 12.48 14.10 -1.62 15.90 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 9 24 -15 27 SINCE MAR 1 44 75 -31 96 SINCE JAN 1 44 75 -31 99 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2005...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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 19.6 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 300 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT