000 CDUS44 KTSA 240807 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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 91 500 PM 104 2005 94 -3 86 1943 1934 MINIMUM 73 615 AM 54 1947 72 1 66 AVERAGE 82 83 -1 76 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.73 1960 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.09 2.48 -1.39 4.92 SINCE JUN 1 8.68 6.76 1.92 8.48 SINCE JAN 1 36.54 24.86 11.68 26.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 17 17 0 11 MONTH TO DATE 390 379 11 347 SINCE JUN 1 795 743 52 736 SINCE JAN 1 1040 951 89 1035 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 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) 94 107 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 62 2000 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT JULY 25 2008..........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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 19.4 -0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 57400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT