000 CDUS44 KTSA 080855 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 70 133 PM 92 1962 78 -8 77 1883 MINIMUM 57 1159 PM 38 1989 56 1 63 AVERAGE 64 67 -3 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.58 0.17 0.41 0.94 MONTH TO DATE 1.62 1.12 0.50 1.71 SINCE MAR 1 20.20 8.97 11.23 6.27 SINCE JAN 1 24.40 13.93 10.47 14.92 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 12 21 -9 52 SINCE MAR 1 57 72 -15 144 SINCE JAN 1 68 72 -4 144 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1982 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2008...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT MAY 9 2008...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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 20.9 -0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 106500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT