000 CDUS44 KTSA 090805 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 79 600 PM 95 1918 78 1 80 MINIMUM 63 544 AM 40 1982 56 7 58 AVERAGE 71 67 4 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.42 0.17 0.25 T MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.29 0.84 2.31 SINCE MAR 1 6.69 9.14 -2.45 12.95 SINCE JAN 1 15.34 14.10 1.24 16.67 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 6 3 3 4 MONTH TO DATE 58 24 34 32 SINCE MAR 1 150 75 75 186 SINCE JAN 1 150 75 75 186 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 60 500 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2007...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT MAY 10 2007...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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 21.4 +2.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 115100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT