000 CDUS44 KTSA 290901 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 96 423 PM 106 1963 90 6 87 MINIMUM 70 613 AM 52 1967 68 2 74 AVERAGE 83 79 4 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09 0.38 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 2.27 -1.31 2.87 SINCE JUN 1 9.78 9.74 0.04 7.99 SINCE JAN 1 27.48 27.84 -0.36 28.74 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 14 4 16 MONTH TO DATE 575 454 121 606 SINCE JUN 1 1443 1338 105 1590 SINCE JAN 1 1742 1546 196 1980 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 600 AM LOWEST 33 100 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 105 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 29 2007........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT AUGUST 30 2007........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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 +1.0 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 41100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT