000 CDUS44 KTSA 270806 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 89 433 PM 95 1964 82 7 84 MINIMUM 69 836 AM 44 1988 62 7 65 AVERAGE 79 72 7 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 0.17 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 3.04 4.44 -1.40 4.34 SINCE MAR 1 21.62 12.29 9.33 8.90 SINCE JAN 1 25.82 17.25 8.57 17.55 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 14 7 7 10 MONTH TO DATE 131 118 13 164 SINCE MAR 1 176 169 7 256 SINCE JAN 1 187 169 18 256 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 44 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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 20.2 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 61000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT