000 CDUS44 KTSA 150928 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 69 541 PM 92 1915 79 -10 89 MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 41 1973 58 4 62 AVERAGE 66 69 -3 76 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 0.17 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.61 2.31 0.30 2.18 SINCE MAR 1 21.19 10.16 11.03 6.74 SINCE JAN 1 25.39 15.12 10.27 15.39 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 11 MONTH TO DATE 29 48 -19 111 SINCE MAR 1 74 99 -25 203 SINCE JAN 1 85 99 -14 203 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 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) 80 91 1990 1988 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1973 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 15 2008...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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 22.2 +1.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 111200 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT