000 CDUS44 KTSA 110802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 78 1042 AM 92 1962 79 -1 77 MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 42 1885 57 7 52 AVERAGE 71 68 3 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.17 -0.15 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 2.15 1.63 0.52 4.84 SINCE MAR 1 6.71 9.48 -2.77 15.48 SINCE JAN 1 15.36 14.44 0.92 19.20 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 6 4 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 72 32 40 40 SINCE MAR 1 164 83 81 194 SINCE JAN 1 164 83 81 194 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 60 1100 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 42 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 11 2007...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT MAY 12 2007...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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 20.9 +0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 92000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT