000 CDUS44 KTSA 270803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 26 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 100 257 PM 106 1998 94 6 92 MINIMUM 76 609 AM 58 1890 72 4 70 AVERAGE 88 83 5 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1963 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.09 2.75 -1.66 4.92 SINCE JUN 1 8.68 7.03 1.65 8.48 SINCE JAN 1 36.54 25.13 11.41 26.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 23 17 6 16 MONTH TO DATE 455 430 25 388 SINCE JUN 1 860 794 66 777 SINCE JAN 1 1105 1002 103 1076 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 105 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 61 1911 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 27 2008..........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT JULY 28 2008..........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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 19.3 -0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 35400 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT