000 CDUS44 KTSA 150951 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 350 AM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 2007... 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 36 237 PM 78 1883 55 -19 68 MINIMUM 25 916 AM 5 1905 32 -7 26 AVERAGE 31 43 -12 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.25 1.17 1.08 0.21 SINCE DEC 1 11.00 6.93 4.07 3.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.38 3.54 4.84 3.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 1.3 T SINCE JUL 1 1.8 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 22 12 18 MONTH TO DATE 396 333 63 315 SINCE DEC 1 1720 1929 -209 1604 SINCE JUL 1 2239 2545 -306 2088 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 1200 AM LOWEST 51 300 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 10 1905 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 15 2007......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST FEBRUARY 16 2007......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST - 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 19.1 0.0 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 24400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT