000 CDUS44 KTSA 290813 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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 104 332 PM 107 1986 94 10 95 MINIMUM 76 558 AM 63 2004 72 4 71 1994 1980 AVERAGE 90 83 7 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1906 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.09 2.93 -1.84 4.92 SINCE JUN 1 8.68 7.21 1.47 8.48 SINCE JAN 1 36.54 25.31 11.23 26.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 25 18 7 18 MONTH TO DATE 504 466 38 424 SINCE JUN 1 909 830 79 813 SINCE JAN 1 1154 1038 116 1112 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 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) 94 108 1986 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 62 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 29 2008..........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT JULY 30 2008..........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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 19.8 +0.7 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 31600 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT