000 CDUS44 KTSA 080804 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 77 755 AM 92 1962 78 -1 73 MINIMUM 63 947 PM 38 1989 56 7 57 AVERAGE 70 67 3 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.94 0.17 0.77 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.71 1.12 0.59 2.31 SINCE MAR 1 6.27 8.97 -2.70 12.95 SINCE JAN 1 14.92 13.93 0.99 16.67 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 5 3 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 52 21 31 28 SINCE MAR 1 144 72 72 182 SINCE JAN 1 144 72 72 182 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 PM LOWEST 74 800 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1982 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2007...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT MAY 9 2007...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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 -0.0 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY -99 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT