000 CDUS44 KTSA 140822 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 76 303 PM 93 1962 79 -3 88 MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 41 1971 58 8 62 AVERAGE 71 69 2 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.56 0.17 0.39 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.51 2.14 0.37 2.18 SINCE MAR 1 21.09 9.99 11.10 6.74 SINCE JAN 1 25.29 14.95 10.34 15.39 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 6 4 2 10 MONTH TO DATE 28 44 -16 100 SINCE MAR 1 73 95 -22 192 SINCE JAN 1 84 95 -11 192 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 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) 79 92 1915 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 41 1973 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 14 2008...........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT MAY 15 2008...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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 21.2 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 112700 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT