000 CDUS44 KTSA 250811 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 87 500 PM 95 1962 82 5 82 MINIMUM 73 210 AM 45 1983 61 12 64 AVERAGE 80 72 8 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.12 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 4.10 -1.22 3.50 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 11.95 9.51 8.06 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 16.91 8.75 16.71 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 7 8 8 MONTH TO DATE 100 104 -4 146 SINCE MAR 1 145 155 -10 238 SINCE JAN 1 156 155 1 238 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG 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 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 47 2001 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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 19.7 +0.8 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 59000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT