000 CDUS44 KTSA 120813 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 71 418 PM 94 1963 79 -8 85 MINIMUM 49 1143 PM 42 1981 57 -8 61 1969 AVERAGE 60 68 -8 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 1.95 1.80 0.15 2.18 SINCE MAR 1 20.53 9.65 10.88 6.74 SINCE JAN 1 24.73 14.61 10.12 15.39 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 8 MONTH TO DATE 22 36 -14 80 SINCE MAR 1 67 87 -20 172 SINCE JAN 1 78 87 -9 172 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5 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) 79 92 1988 1884 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 12 2008...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT MAY 13 2008...........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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 21.4 +0.8 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 108000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT