000 CDUS44 KTSA 160802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 71 206 PM 91 1990 80 -9 80 1988 1987 MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 38 1973 59 -3 60 AVERAGE 64 69 -5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.27 0.18 0.09 1.12 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 2.49 0.39 3.30 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 10.34 11.12 7.86 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 15.30 10.36 16.51 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 5 MONTH TO DATE 29 53 -24 116 SINCE MAR 1 74 104 -30 208 SINCE JAN 1 85 104 -19 208 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 2001 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1973 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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 21.7 -0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 111600 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT