765 CDUS44 KTSA 030906 CLIFSM FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .................................................................. THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2 MAY 2001 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 YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 83 545 PM 93 1943 78 5 68 MINIMUM 60 658 AM 37 1989 54 6 56 AVERAGE 72 66 6 62 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 0 MM MM 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 MM MM 5 -5 3 SINCE 1 MAR 569 MM MM 582 -13 476 SINCE 1 JULY 3734 MM MM 3447 287 2578 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 7 MM MM 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 MM MM 6 7 1 SINCE 1 MAR 150 MM MM 49 101 38 SINCE 1 JAN 153 MM MM 59 94 41 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION 180 HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION 180 AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHEST RH 93 PERCENT 653 AM LOWEST RH 52 PERCENT 553 PM AVERAGE RH 73 PERCENT .................................................................. THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 78 90 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 54 40 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 3 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 624 AM SUNSET 805 PM 4 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 623 AM SUNSET 806 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION. && ------------------------------------------------------------------ OBSERVED DATA IN FORT SMITH SINCE MIDNIGHT OBSERVED TIME VALUE (LOCAL) MIMIMUM TEMPERATURE 64 355 AM MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 68 123 AM PRECIPITATION 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS MORNING 19.6 -0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 19300 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  765 CDUS44 KTSA 030906 CLIFSM FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .................................................................. THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2 MAY 2001 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 YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 83 545 PM 93 1943 78 5 68 MINIMUM 60 658 AM 37 1989 54 6 56 AVERAGE 72 66 6 62 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 0 MM MM 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 MM MM 5 -5 3 SINCE 1 MAR 569 MM MM 582 -13 476 SINCE 1 JULY 3734 MM MM 3447 287 2578 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 7 MM MM 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 MM MM 6 7 1 SINCE 1 MAR 150 MM MM 49 101 38 SINCE 1 JAN 153 MM MM 59 94 41 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION 180 HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION 180 AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHEST RH 93 PERCENT 653 AM LOWEST RH 52 PERCENT 553 PM AVERAGE RH 73 PERCENT .................................................................. THE FORT SMITH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 78 90 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 54 40 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 3 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 624 AM SUNSET 805 PM 4 MAY 2001.....SUNRISE 623 AM SUNSET 806 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION. && ------------------------------------------------------------------ OBSERVED DATA IN FORT SMITH SINCE MIDNIGHT OBSERVED TIME VALUE (LOCAL) MIMIMUM TEMPERATURE 64 355 AM MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 68 123 AM PRECIPITATION 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS MORNING 19.6 -0.1 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 19300 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT