000 CDUS44 KTSA 040802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 77 418 PM 90 1955 77 0 83 MINIMUM 64 1031 PM 37 2005 55 9 67 AVERAGE 71 66 5 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.16 -0.16 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.47 0.30 1.04 SINCE MAR 1 5.33 8.32 -2.99 11.68 SINCE JAN 1 13.98 13.28 0.70 15.40 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 6 3 3 10 MONTH TO DATE 14 9 5 23 SINCE MAR 1 106 60 46 177 SINCE JAN 1 106 60 46 177 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 60 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 91 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1954 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2007...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT MAY 5 2007...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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 19.4 -0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 64600 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT