000 CDUS44 KTSA 200804 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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 97 402 PM 106 1936 93 4 93 1934 MINIMUM 73 557 AM 62 1984 72 1 73 AVERAGE 85 83 2 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.84 1908 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 2.09 -1.01 4.92 SINCE JUN 1 8.67 6.37 2.30 8.48 SINCE JAN 1 36.53 24.47 12.06 26.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 20 17 3 18 MONTH TO DATE 305 311 -6 287 SINCE JUN 1 710 675 35 676 SINCE JAN 1 955 883 72 975 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 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) 93 105 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 59 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 20 2008..........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT JULY 21 2008..........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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 +1.7 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 60100 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT