000 CDUS44 KTSA 060803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 82 448 PM 92 1952 77 5 83 MINIMUM 49 528 AM 40 1954 55 -6 67 AVERAGE 66 66 0 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.79 -0.08 0.77 SINCE MAR 1 19.29 8.64 10.65 5.33 SINCE JAN 1 23.49 13.60 9.89 13.98 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 12 15 -3 31 SINCE MAR 1 57 66 -9 123 SINCE JAN 1 68 66 2 123 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 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) 78 91 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2008...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT MAY 7 2008...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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 21.9 +0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 113200 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT