000 CDUS44 KTSA 300808 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 79 145 PM 98 1951 83 -4 91 MINIMUM 68 1046 PM 46 1947 63 5 67 AVERAGE 74 73 1 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.17 -0.15 0.77 MONTH TO DATE 4.47 4.95 -0.48 5.61 SINCE MAR 1 9.03 12.80 -3.77 16.25 SINCE JAN 1 17.68 17.76 -0.08 19.97 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 9 8 1 14 MONTH TO DATE 191 141 50 215 SINCE MAR 1 283 192 91 369 SINCE JAN 1 283 192 91 369 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 PM LOWEST 56 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 97 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 30 2007...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT MAY 31 2007...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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 19.6 +0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 67900 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT