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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
447 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/20/1987
 LOW               28   04/08/2007
                        04/07/1971
                        04/05/1920
HIGHEST            88   04/16        73      15       86  04/27
                                                          04/26
                                                          04/01
LOWEST             36   04/05        50     -14       45  04/24
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.9              73.1    -1.2     77.3
AVG. MINIMUM     48.3              51.0    -2.7     55.9
MEAN             60.1              62.1    -2.0     66.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.81   1927
 MINIMUM         0.17   1930
TOTALS           4.33              5.14   -0.81     2.84
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.17   -0.03     0.09
DAYS >= .01         8               9.4    -1.4        6
DAYS >= .10         6                                  4
DAYS >= .50         4                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.5     0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.03   04/18 TO 04/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2003
                        1983
                        1980
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/09/2003 TO 04/09/2003
                        04/19/1983 TO 04/19/1983
                        04/13/1980 TO 04/13/1980
 SNOW DEPTH         T   04/02/1908
                        04/05/1886
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        10.6               3.5     7.1      2.2
 LIQUID 7/1      1.06                MM      MM     0.22
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     190               144      46       53
 SINCE 7/1       2969              3032     -63     2194
COOLING TOTAL      50                56      -6      109
 SINCE 1/1         58                72     -14      206

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/300    DATE  04/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/300    DATE  04/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR APRIL 2013...

.SUMMARY...
THERE WERE PERIODIC WARM SPELLS DURING THE MONTH...AND AT ONE TIME
THE TEMPERATURE CAME WITHIN TWO DEGREES OF 90. HOWEVER...THE BIG
STORY THIS MONTH WAS THE COLDER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. SEVERAL
TIMES DURING THE MONTH...TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE 30S...WHICH WAS
THE MOST IN 17 YEARS. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST APRIL SINCE 2009 WITH A
BELOW AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2008.

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2007...AND THE
20TH COLDEST ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1997...AND THE 8TH
COLDEST ON RECORD.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
ABOVE NORMAL ON 12 DAYS...NORMAL ON ONE DAY...AND BELOW NORMAL ON 17
DAYS.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...8...WHICH WAS THE FEWEST
SINCE 2008.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES...2...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 1983.
LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES...6...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
1996.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST APRIL SINCE 2011.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.SNOWFALL...
NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

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