000 CDUS44 KTSA 190803 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 83 451 PM 104 1999 93 -10 88 1956 1936 MINIMUM 68 630 AM 58 1992 70 -2 76 AVERAGE 76 82 -6 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.96 1915 0.08 -0.08 0.35 MONTH TO DATE 6.46 1.43 5.03 0.35 SINCE JUN 1 15.34 8.90 6.44 9.17 SINCE JAN 1 43.20 27.00 16.20 26.87 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 11 16 -5 17 MONTH TO DATE 296 303 -7 387 SINCE JUN 1 1275 1187 88 1255 SINCE JAN 1 1520 1395 125 1554 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 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) 93 106 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 57 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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 19.5 -0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 41900 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT