000 CDUS44 KTSA 210809 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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 99 448 PM 105 1934 93 6 94 MINIMUM 74 556 AM 59 1947 72 2 73 AVERAGE 87 83 4 84 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 1911 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 2.19 -1.11 4.92 SINCE JUN 1 8.67 6.47 2.20 8.48 SINCE JAN 1 36.53 24.57 11.96 26.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 22 17 5 19 MONTH TO DATE 327 328 -1 306 SINCE JUN 1 732 692 40 695 SINCE JAN 1 977 900 77 994 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 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) 94 104 2006 1974 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 60 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 21 2008..........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT JULY 22 2008..........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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 -0.3 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 56400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT