000 CDUS44 KTSA 040813 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 68 406 PM 90 1955 77 -9 77 1952 MINIMUM 46 600 AM 37 2005 55 -9 64 AVERAGE 57 66 -9 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16 T MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.47 0.24 0.77 SINCE MAR 1 19.29 8.32 10.97 5.33 SINCE JAN 1 23.49 13.28 10.21 13.98 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 6 MONTH TO DATE 11 9 2 14 SINCE MAR 1 56 60 -4 106 SINCE JAN 1 67 60 7 106 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 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) 77 91 1964 1952 1947 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1954 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2008...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT MAY 5 2008...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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 21.8 +0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 113700 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT