000 CDUS44 KTSA 070955 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 355 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 MM MM 85 1956 61 MM 70 MINIMUM MM MM 17 1943 38 MM 35 AVERAGE MM 50 MM 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.12 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.91 0.71 4.20 0.20 SINCE MAR 1 4.91 0.71 4.20 0.20 SINCE JAN 1 9.11 5.67 3.44 8.85 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.8 2.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY MM 16 MM 12 MONTH TO DATE 74 101 -27 114 SINCE MAR 1 74 101 -27 114 SINCE JUL 1 2625 2924 -299 2592 COOLING YESTERDAY MM 0 MM 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 11 0 11 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 84 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 1920 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2008.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST MARCH 8 2008.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 620 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 20.4 -0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 104100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT