CDUS44 KTSA 060656 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 156 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 312 PM 93 2014 79 2 77 MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 39 2013 56 0 48 AVERAGE 69 67 2 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.05 1960 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.92 -0.92 0.96 SINCE MAR 1 8.08 9.69 -1.61 11.35 SINCE JAN 1 11.04 15.29 -4.25 17.46 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 4 4 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 18 -9 8 SINCE MAR 1 240 89 151 147 SINCE JAN 1 240 90 150 147 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 800 AM LOWEST 63 100 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 92 2023 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$