000 CDUS44 KTSA 180807 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 86 229 PM 108 1909 93 -7 99 MINIMUM 66 617 AM 54 1992 70 -4 75 AVERAGE 76 82 -6 87 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.60 1940 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.46 1.35 5.11 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 15.34 8.82 6.52 8.82 SINCE JAN 1 43.20 26.92 16.28 26.52 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 11 16 -5 22 MONTH TO DATE 285 287 -2 370 SINCE JUN 1 1264 1171 93 1238 SINCE JAN 1 1509 1379 130 1537 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 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) 93 104 1999 1956 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 58 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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 20.0 +0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 43600 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT