000 CDUS44 KTSA 020857 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 356 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 103 339 PM 106 1896 94 9 93 MINIMUM 78 618 AM 60 1971 72 6 71 1925 AVERAGE 91 83 8 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.63 1895 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.08 -0.08 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 8.88 7.55 1.33 8.82 SINCE JAN 1 36.74 25.65 11.09 26.52 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 26 18 8 17 MONTH TO DATE 26 18 8 17 SINCE JUN 1 1005 902 103 885 SINCE JAN 1 1250 1110 140 1184 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5 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) 94 105 1943 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 56 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 2 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT AUGUST 3 2008........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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 30500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT