000 CDUS44 KTSA 300803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 85 356 PM 98 1951 83 2 79 MINIMUM 65 459 AM 46 1947 63 2 68 AVERAGE 75 73 2 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.97 1903 0.17 -0.17 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 5.08 4.95 0.13 4.47 SINCE MAR 1 23.66 12.80 10.86 9.03 SINCE JAN 1 27.86 17.76 10.10 17.68 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 10 8 2 9 MONTH TO DATE 160 141 19 191 SINCE MAR 1 205 192 13 283 SINCE JAN 1 216 192 24 283 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 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) 83 97 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 30 2008...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT MAY 31 2008...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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 +0.0 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 89300 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT