000 CDUS44 KTSA 030803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 77 414 AM 93 1943 77 0 76 1883 MINIMUM 56 1141 PM 37 1989 54 2 63 1909 AVERAGE 67 66 1 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.71 0.16 0.55 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.31 0.40 0.77 SINCE MAR 1 19.29 8.16 11.13 5.33 SINCE JAN 1 23.49 13.12 10.37 13.98 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 2 3 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 11 6 5 8 SINCE MAR 1 56 57 -1 100 SINCE JAN 1 67 57 10 100 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 90 1955 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 37 2005 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 3 2008...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT MAY 4 2008...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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 21.6 +0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 107500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT