AFOS product CLIFSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download
000 
CDUS44 KTSA 090805
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2007


 ................................... 

...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    600 PM  95    1918  78      1       80       
  MINIMUM         63    544 AM  40    1982  56      7       58       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42                      0.17   0.25      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.29   0.84     2.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                      9.14  -2.45    12.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.34                     14.10   1.24    16.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        24     34       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    150                        75     75      186       
  SINCE JAN 1    150                        75     75      186       
..................................................................


 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

 ..........................................................

                                                                      
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1980                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2007...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2007...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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  21.4         +2.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        115100 
...........................................................
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT