000 CDUS44 KTSA 030811 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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 91 328 PM 105 1894 91 0 85 MINIMUM 69 540 AM 57 1924 70 -1 72 AVERAGE 80 81 -1 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.28 2004 0.12 -0.12 0.40 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.24 -0.24 2.70 SINCE JUN 1 7.59 4.52 3.07 6.26 SINCE JAN 1 35.45 22.62 12.83 23.96 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 15 0 14 MONTH TO DATE 27 30 -3 28 SINCE JUN 1 432 394 38 417 SINCE JAN 1 677 602 75 716 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 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) 91 106 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 57 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 3 2008..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT JULY 4 2008..........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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 20.7 +0.5 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 100300 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT