000 CDUS44 KTSA 050904 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 404 AM CDT WED JUL 5 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 4 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 94 430 PM 103 1934 91 3 90 MINIMUM 74 1002 PM 59 1968 70 4 71 AVERAGE 84 81 3 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.12 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.48 -0.43 0.32 SINCE JUN 1 3.62 4.76 -1.14 3.25 SINCE JAN 1 24.37 22.86 1.51 18.06 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 19 16 3 16 MONTH TO DATE 71 62 9 60 SINCE JUN 1 451 426 25 485 SINCE JAN 1 841 634 207 709 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 700 PM LOWEST 41 500 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 104 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 56 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 5 2006..........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT JULY 6 2006..........SUNRISE 609 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 19.3 -0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 3500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT