000 CDUS44 KTSA 280902 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 27 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 89 259 PM 102 1954 90 -1 94 MINIMUM 57 427 AM 51 1974 70 -13 70 AVERAGE 73 80 -7 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.67 MONTH TO DATE 3.57 3.92 -0.35 2.93 SINCE JUN 1 3.57 3.92 -0.35 2.93 SINCE JAN 1 24.32 22.02 2.30 17.74 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 8 15 -7 17 MONTH TO DATE 341 319 22 364 SINCE JUN 1 341 319 22 364 SINCE JAN 1 731 527 204 588 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 29 500 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 103 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 28 2006..........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT JUNE 29 2006..........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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 19.9 +0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 4100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT