000 CDUS44 KTSA 171140 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1232 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 80R 300 PM 80 1976 55 25 54 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM 10 1903 33 -2 43 AVERAGE 56 44 12 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 0.09 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 1.35 -1.08 1.14 SINCE DEC 1 3.75 7.11 -3.36 7.54 SINCE JAN 1 3.36 3.72 -0.36 6.05 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T SINCE DEC 1 T 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 T 1.5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 21 -12 16 MONTH TO DATE 331 376 -45 274 SINCE DEC 1 1620 1972 -352 1627 SINCE JUL 1 2104 2588 -484 1997 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 800 PM LOWEST 45 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 78 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 4 1903 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 17 2006......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST FEBRUARY 18 2006......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ && ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT