000 CDUS44 KTSA 270903 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 75 435 PM 79 1889 49 26 40 MINIMUM 47 417 AM 2 1892 29 18 32 AVERAGE 61 39 22 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 3.73 1942 0.09 -0.06 0.10 MONTH TO DATE 1.22 2.95 -1.73 3.46 SINCE DEC 1 1.22 2.95 -1.73 3.46 SINCE JAN 1 59.16 43.43 15.73 45.81 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 26 -22 29 MONTH TO DATE 648 611 37 556 SINCE DEC 1 648 611 37 556 SINCE JUL 1 1220 1227 -7 1006 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 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) 48 76 2005 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 8 1892 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - 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 19.4 -0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 4500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT