000 CDUS44 KTSA 100803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 83 125 PM 91 1962 78 5 83 MINIMUM 63 414 AM 40 1980 57 6 62 AVERAGE 73 68 5 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.17 -0.17 2.44 MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.46 0.67 4.75 SINCE MAR 1 6.69 9.31 -2.62 15.39 SINCE JAN 1 15.34 14.27 1.07 19.11 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 8 4 4 8 MONTH TO DATE 66 28 38 40 SINCE MAR 1 158 79 79 194 SINCE JAN 1 158 79 79 194 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 55 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 92 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 42 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 10 2007...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT MAY 11 2007...........SUNRISE 617 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 20.5 -0.9 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY -99 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT