000 CDUS44 KTSA 260804 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 300 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 92 306 PM 95 1964 82 10 79 MINIMUM 72 543 AM 47 2001 62 10 66 1979 AVERAGE 82 72 10 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.84 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 4.27 -1.39 4.34 SINCE MAR 1 21.46 12.12 9.34 8.90 SINCE JAN 1 25.66 17.08 8.58 17.55 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 17 7 10 8 MONTH TO DATE 117 111 6 154 SINCE MAR 1 162 162 0 246 SINCE JAN 1 173 162 11 246 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 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 44 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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 20.0 +0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 56100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT