000 CDUS44 KTSA 300901 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 2007... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 241 PM 91 1967 68 14 76 MINIMUM 60 636 AM 26 1894 44 16 42 AVERAGE 71 56 15 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.13 -0.13 T MONTH TO DATE 0.45 3.68 -3.23 5.19 SINCE MAR 1 0.45 3.68 -3.23 5.19 SINCE JAN 1 9.10 8.64 0.46 8.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 6 MONTH TO DATE 179 391 -212 325 SINCE MAR 1 179 391 -212 325 SINCE JUL 1 2657 3214 -557 2705 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 43 6 37 16 SINCE MAR 1 43 6 37 16 SINCE JAN 1 43 6 37 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 42 400 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1975 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2007.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT MARCH 31 2007.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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 19.5 +0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 36300 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT