000 CDUS44 KTSA 070803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 90 320 PM 91 1952 78 12 68 MINIMUM 71 1159 PM 40 1944 56 15 58 AVERAGE 81 67 14 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.95 -0.18 2.31 SINCE MAR 1 5.33 8.80 -3.47 12.95 SINCE JAN 1 13.98 13.76 0.22 16.67 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 16 3 13 0 MONTH TO DATE 47 18 29 28 SINCE MAR 1 139 69 70 182 SINCE JAN 1 139 69 70 182 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 100 AM LOWEST 47 500 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 92 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2007...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT MAY 8 2007...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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 -0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 67000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT