000 CDUS44 KTSA 170814 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 75 420 PM 93 2001 80 -5 76 1988 MINIMUM 49 537 AM 41 1973 59 -10 55 AVERAGE 62 69 -7 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 2.67 0.21 3.30 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 10.52 10.94 7.86 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 15.48 10.18 16.51 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 1 MONTH TO DATE 29 58 -29 117 SINCE MAR 1 74 109 -35 209 SINCE JAN 1 85 109 -24 209 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 92 2001 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1973 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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 -0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 107100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT