000 
CDUS44 KTSA 180902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008


 ................................... 

...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    158 AM  78    1911  56     -5       45       
                                      1897                          
  MINIMUM         35   1147 PM   4    1903  33      2       28       
  AVERAGE         43                        44     -1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24                      0.09   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.54                      1.44   2.10     2.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.74                      7.20   0.54    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.15                      3.81   0.34     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                                       1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        21      1       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  346                       397    -51      503       
  SINCE DEC 1   1837                      1993   -156     1827       
  SINCE JUL 1   2287                      2609   -322     2346       
..................................................................


 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

 ..........................................................

                                                                      
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         1      1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2008......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2008......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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  19.7         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        68500 
...........................................................
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT