000 CDUS44 KTSA 140811 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 57 1222 AM 90 1972 73 -16 88 MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 29 1997 48 -4 59 AVERAGE 51 60 -9 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.63 0.12 0.51 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.64 1.59 0.05 0.87 SINCE MAR 1 2.14 5.53 -3.39 6.18 SINCE JAN 1 10.79 10.49 0.30 9.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 6 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 173 97 76 27 SINCE MAR 1 356 506 -150 352 SINCE JUL 1 2834 3329 -495 2732 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9 MONTH TO DATE 12 13 -1 40 SINCE MAR 1 63 21 42 62 SINCE JAN 1 63 21 42 62 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1100 PM LOWEST 47 1200 AM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 89 2006 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 14 2007.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT APRIL 15 2007.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 750 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 19.2 -0.5 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 25400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT