000 CDUS44 KTSA 180804 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 99 353 PM 108 1909 93 6 101 MINIMUM 75 504 AM 54 1992 70 5 74 AVERAGE 87 82 5 88 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.35 -1.35 0.78 SINCE JUN 1 8.82 8.82 0.00 5.90 SINCE JAN 1 26.52 26.92 -0.40 26.65 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 22 16 6 23 MONTH TO DATE 370 287 83 391 SINCE JUN 1 1238 1171 67 1375 SINCE JAN 1 1537 1379 158 1765 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 500 AM LOWEST 35 300 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 104 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 58 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 18 2007........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT AUGUST 19 2007........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 56200 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT