000 CDUS44 KTSA 230803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 86 359 PM 94 1953 81 5 74 MINIMUM 66 609 AM 42 1892 61 5 65 AVERAGE 76 71 5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.08 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.75 -0.87 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 11.60 9.86 7.94 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 16.56 9.10 16.59 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 11 6 5 5 MONTH TO DATE 77 91 -14 130 SINCE MAR 1 122 142 -20 222 SINCE JAN 1 133 142 -9 222 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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 18.7 -1.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 80000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT