000 CDUS44 KTSA 190814 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 96 415 PM 110 1936 93 3 93 MINIMUM 71 554 AM 62 1984 72 -1 73 AVERAGE 84 82 2 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1959 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 1.99 -0.91 4.92 SINCE JUN 1 8.67 6.27 2.40 8.48 SINCE JAN 1 36.53 24.37 12.16 26.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 19 17 2 18 MONTH TO DATE 285 294 -9 269 SINCE JUN 1 690 658 32 658 SINCE JAN 1 935 866 69 957 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 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) 93 106 1936 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 62 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 19 2008..........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT JULY 20 2008..........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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 18.4 -0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 71000 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT