000 CDUS44 KTSA 020802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 93 353 PM 106 1896 94 -1 101 MINIMUM 71 615 AM 60 1971 72 -1 75 AVERAGE 82 83 -1 88 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.08 -0.08 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 8.82 7.55 1.27 5.12 SINCE JAN 1 26.52 25.65 0.87 25.87 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 17 18 -1 23 MONTH TO DATE 17 18 -1 23 SINCE JUN 1 885 902 -17 1007 SINCE JAN 1 1184 1110 74 1397 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 200 AM LOWEST 41 400 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 105 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 56 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 2 2007........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT AUGUST 3 2007........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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 20.4 -0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 90100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT