CDUS44 KTSA 200700 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 200 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 80 737 AM 96 1956 82 -2 84 MINIMUM 64 1122 PM 45 1894 61 3 65 AVERAGE 72 71 1 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.05 1.89 2025 0.18 0.87 1.89 MONTH TO DATE 1.67 3.55 -1.88 5.10 SINCE MAR 1 9.75 12.32 -2.57 15.49 SINCE JAN 1 12.71 17.92 -5.21 21.60 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 7 7 0 10 MONTH TO DATE 104 94 10 104 SINCE MAR 1 335 165 170 243 SINCE JAN 1 335 166 169 243 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 71 300 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$