000 CDUS44 KTSA 200803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 87 316 PM 106 1934 93 -6 104 MINIMUM 76 203 AM 57 1976 70 6 75 AVERAGE 82 81 1 90 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.44 1.51 -1.07 0.78 SINCE JUN 1 9.26 8.98 0.28 5.90 SINCE JAN 1 26.96 27.08 -0.12 26.65 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 17 16 1 25 MONTH TO DATE 404 319 85 440 SINCE JUN 1 1272 1203 69 1424 SINCE JAN 1 1571 1411 160 1814 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 600 PM LOWEST 51 100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 106 1993 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 58 1953 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 20 2007........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT AUGUST 21 2007........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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 19.5 -0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 60400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT