507 CDUS44 KTSA 022059 CLIFSM FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2001 .................................................................. ...THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2 MAY 2001... VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1961 TO 1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO PRESENT WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE TODAY MAXIMUM 82 326 PM 93 1943 78 4 68 MINIMUM 60 658 AM 37 1989 54 6 56 AVERAGE 71 66 5 62 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 MM MM 0.16 -0.16 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 MM MM 0.32 -0.32 0.35 SINCE 1 MAR 3.39 MM MM 8.24 -4.85 5.76 YEAR TO DATE 12.89 MM MM 12.74 0.15 8.76 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TODAY 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 SINCE 1 MAR 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 SINCE 1 JULY 4.6 MM MM MM MM 11.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 MM MM MM MM 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 MM MM 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 MM MM 5 -5 3 SINCE 1 MAR 569 MM MM 3447 -13 476 SINCE 1 JULY 3734 MM MM 3447 287 2578 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 6 MM MM 3 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 MM MM 6 6 1 SINCE 1 MAR 149 MM MM 49 100 38 SINCE 1 JAN 152 MM MM 59 93 41 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION 170 HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION 180 AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHEST RH 93 PERCENT 653 AM LOWEST RH 58 PERCENT 153 PM AVERAGE RH 78 PERCENT .................................................................. THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 78 90 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 54 40 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 2 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 625 AM SUNSET 805 PM 3 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 624 AM SUNSET 805 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION. && ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS AFTERNOON 19.9 +0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TOMORROW 18000 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT $$ DRM  507 CDUS44 KTSA 022059 CLIFSM FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2001 .................................................................. ...THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2 MAY 2001... VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1961 TO 1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO PRESENT WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE TODAY MAXIMUM 82 326 PM 93 1943 78 4 68 MINIMUM 60 658 AM 37 1989 54 6 56 AVERAGE 71 66 5 62 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 MM MM 0.16 -0.16 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 MM MM 0.32 -0.32 0.35 SINCE 1 MAR 3.39 MM MM 8.24 -4.85 5.76 YEAR TO DATE 12.89 MM MM 12.74 0.15 8.76 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TODAY 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 SINCE 1 MAR 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 SINCE 1 JULY 4.6 MM MM MM MM 11.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 MM MM MM MM 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 MM MM 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 MM MM 5 -5 3 SINCE 1 MAR 569 MM MM 3447 -13 476 SINCE 1 JULY 3734 MM MM 3447 287 2578 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 6 MM MM 3 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 MM MM 6 6 1 SINCE 1 MAR 149 MM MM 49 100 38 SINCE 1 JAN 152 MM MM 59 93 41 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION 170 HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION 180 AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHEST RH 93 PERCENT 653 AM LOWEST RH 58 PERCENT 153 PM AVERAGE RH 78 PERCENT .................................................................. THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 78 90 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 54 40 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 2 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 625 AM SUNSET 805 PM 3 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 624 AM SUNSET 805 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION. && ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS AFTERNOON 19.9 +0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TOMORROW 18000 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT $$ DRM