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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
813 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2013

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              81   01/30/2002
 LOW               -6   01/20/1985
HIGHEST            73   01/28        49      24       69  01/17
                        01/12
LOWEST             23   01/15        31      -8       24  01/03
                        01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.8              49.5     2.3     55.5
AVG. MINIMUM     35.0              32.7     2.3     37.8
MEAN             43.4              41.1     2.3     46.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               2.0    -1.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     16              15.0     1.0        7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.55   1999
 MINIMUM         0.31   2003
TOTALS           4.44              3.42    1.02     2.60
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.11    0.03     0.08
DAYS >= .01        11               9.0     2.0        9
DAYS >= .10         5                                  3
DAYS >= .50         3                                  3
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.7     1.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.75   01/12 TO 01/13
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           12.4   1988
 24 HR TOTAL     10.5   01/06/1988 TO 01/06/1988
 SNOW DEPTH        12   01/07/1988
TOTALS            0.4               1.7    -1.3        T
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.04              0.30   -0.26        T
SINCE 7/1        10.7               2.2     8.5      2.2
 LIQUID 7/1      1.07              0.30    0.77     0.22
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       5               0.9     4.1        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         T   01/16
 24 HR TOTAL      0.4   01/15 TO 01/15

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     663               741     -78      563
 SINCE 7/1       1697              1933    -236     1597
COOLING TOTAL       2                 1       1        0
 SINCE 1/1          2                 0       2        0

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              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    21/120    DATE  01/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/120    DATE  01/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      3
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      0

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

&&

...DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR JANUARY 2013...

.SUMMARY...
EVEN THOUGH JANUARY WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL...IT WAS STILL THE
COOLEST IN TWO YEARS. THE MONTH STARTED OUT BELOW NORMAL AFTER THE
DECEMBER SNOW HAD FINALLY MELTED. BY THE END OF THE FIRST
WEEK...HOWEVER...A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE BROUGHT ABOUT MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES...WITH READINGS IN THE 70S BY THE 12TH. THIS ALSO
USHERED IN A PERIOD OF RAINY WEATHER...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN
FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE 13TH. BY THE 14TH...HOWEVER...COLDER
WEATHER RETURNED...WITH LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATING ON
THE 15TH. THOUGH IT DID NOT AMOUNT TO MUCH...IT WAS STILL THE FIRST
MEASURABLE JANUARY SNOWFALL SINCE 2011. THERE WERE MORE ALTERNATING
PERIODS OF WARM AND COOL WEATHER DURING THE MONTH...WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 70S ON THE 28TH AND 29TH. THE FINAL TWO
DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE MUCH COOLER...BUT STILL SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2011.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
BELOW AVERAGE ON 11 DAYS...AVERAGE ON TWO DAYS...AND ABOVE AVERAGE
ON 18 DAYS.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 DEGREES...3...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
2005.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 40 DEGREES...5...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2011.
LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...16...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2011.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

DATE  RECORD TYPE                NEW RECORD    OLD RECORD

 9TH  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE    47 IN 2013    47 IN 2006...1990
28TH  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE    60 IN 2013    47 IN 2006

.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST JANUARY SINCE 2007. THERE WERE TWO DAYS WITH
RAINFALL ONE INCH OR GREATER...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2009.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

DATE        NEW RECORD              OLD RECORD
 9TH       1.36 IN 2013            0.54 IN 1987
12TH       1.50 IN 2013            0.96 IN 1989

.SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE FIRST JANUARY WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL SINCE 2011. THERE
WERE FIVE DAYS WITH SNOWFALL...AND ONE DAY WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

DATE        NEW RECORD              OLD RECORD
15TH       0.4 IN 2013    TRACE IN 2009...1997...1993...1984

.ADDITIONAL RECORDS/DATA...

ON JANUARY 28TH...THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 66.5 DEGREES.
THIS WAS THE WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SINCE JANUARY 6TH
2008...AND WAS THE 7TH HIGHEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

FROM JANUARY 13TH THROUGH 16TH...THERE WERE FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF
SNOWFALL. THIS IS THE MOST CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH SNOWFALL IN THE
MONTH OF JANUARY SINCE 1985. AND TIED SEVERAL OTHER PERIODS FOR THE
MOST ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. THIS INCLUDES MEASURABLE
SNOWFALL AND TRACE AMOUNTS.

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