000 CDUS44 KTSA 220805 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 79 519 PM 93 1962 81 -2 82 MINIMUM 57 523 AM 44 1894 61 -4 57 1892 AVERAGE 68 71 -3 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.57 -0.69 3.30 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 11.42 10.04 7.86 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 16.38 9.28 16.51 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 66 85 -19 125 SINCE MAR 1 111 136 -25 217 SINCE JAN 1 122 136 -14 217 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 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 94 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1892 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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 19.8 +0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 94600 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT