000 CDUS44 KTSA 280802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 81 532 PM 95 1964 83 -2 91 MINIMUM 67 717 AM 44 1961 62 5 70 AVERAGE 74 73 1 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.17 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.42 4.61 -0.19 4.84 SINCE MAR 1 8.98 12.46 -3.48 15.48 SINCE JAN 1 17.63 17.42 0.21 19.20 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 9 7 2 16 MONTH TO DATE 173 125 48 182 SINCE MAR 1 265 176 89 336 SINCE JAN 1 265 176 89 336 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 54 400 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 96 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 48 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 28 2007...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 29 2007...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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 19.9 +1.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 66700 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT