000 CDUS44 KTSA 250803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 82 1130 AM 95 1962 82 0 93 MINIMUM 64 439 AM 45 1983 61 3 69 AVERAGE 73 72 1 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 0.17 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.50 4.10 -0.60 4.84 SINCE MAR 1 8.06 11.95 -3.89 15.48 SINCE JAN 1 16.71 16.91 -0.20 19.20 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 8 7 1 16 MONTH TO DATE 146 104 42 133 SINCE MAR 1 238 155 83 287 SINCE JAN 1 238 155 83 287 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 500 AM LOWEST 58 1200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 47 2001 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 25 2007...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT MAY 26 2007...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 98100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT