000 CDUS44 KTSA 310802 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 89 302 PM 97 2003 83 6 78 MINIMUM 69 548 AM 45 1947 63 6 65 AVERAGE 79 73 6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.92 2001 0.17 -0.17 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 5.08 5.12 -0.04 4.49 SINCE MAR 1 23.66 12.97 10.69 9.05 SINCE JAN 1 27.86 17.93 9.93 17.70 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 14 8 6 7 MONTH TO DATE 174 149 25 198 SINCE MAR 1 219 200 19 290 SINCE JAN 1 230 200 30 290 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 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) 84 99 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 31 2008...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT JUNE 1 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 20.1 +0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 96400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT