000 CDUS44 KTSA 200802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 93 218 PM 96 1956 81 12 78 MINIMUM 56 542 AM 45 1894 60 -4 48 AVERAGE 75 70 5 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.21 -0.33 3.30 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 11.06 10.40 7.86 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 16.02 9.64 16.51 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 10 5 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 53 73 -20 118 SINCE MAR 1 98 124 -26 210 SINCE JAN 1 109 124 -15 210 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 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) 81 95 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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 19.2 -0.6 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 94600 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT