000 CDUS44 KTSA 260811 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 90 359 PM 104 1963 91 -1 83 MINIMUM 70 628 AM 52 1891 69 1 69 AVERAGE 80 80 0 76 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.76 2002 0.09 -0.09 0.52 MONTH TO DATE 7.42 2.00 5.42 0.96 SINCE JUN 1 16.30 9.47 6.83 9.78 SINCE JAN 1 44.16 27.57 16.59 27.48 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 15 0 11 MONTH TO DATE 387 411 -24 520 SINCE JUN 1 1366 1295 71 1388 SINCE JAN 1 1611 1503 108 1687 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5 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) 91 106 1999 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 55 1985 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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 19.2 -0.6 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 36800 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT