000 CDUS44 KTSA 150904 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 44 117 PM 76 1889 51 -7 72 MINIMUM 31 430 AM 6 1958 31 0 38 AVERAGE 38 41 -3 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.63 0.11 0.52 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.16 1.76 1.40 0.01 SINCE DEC 1 3.16 1.76 1.40 0.01 SINCE JAN 1 45.51 42.24 3.27 47.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 24 3 10 MONTH TO DATE 278 309 -31 314 SINCE DEC 1 278 309 -31 314 SINCE JUL 1 728 925 -197 833 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 62 500 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 79 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 1 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2007......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST DECEMBER 16 2007......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST - 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 19.1 -0.5 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 25000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT