000 CDUS44 KTSA 310803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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 100 320 PM 109 1986 94 6 90 MINIMUM 76 602 AM 58 1965 72 4 75 AVERAGE 88 83 5 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 3.26 1996 0.09 -0.05 0.19 MONTH TO DATE 1.13 3.11 -1.98 5.26 SINCE JUN 1 8.72 7.39 1.33 8.82 SINCE JAN 1 36.58 25.49 11.09 26.52 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 23 18 5 18 MONTH TO DATE 551 502 49 462 SINCE JUN 1 956 866 90 851 SINCE JAN 1 1201 1074 127 1150 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 52 1100 AM LOWEST 47 1000 AM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 109 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 53 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 31 2008..........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT AUGUST 1 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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 +0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 33800 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT