Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
510 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2021
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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2021
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 05/31/1998
05/26/1964
LOW -89 04/07/2021
HIGHEST 89 05/27 MM MM 88 05/25
03/26
LOWEST 32 03/03 MM MM 33 04/15
03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.4 72.3 0.1 71.7
AVG. MINIMUM 50.4 50.4 0.0 51.7
MEAN 61.4 61.4 0.0 61.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 3.6 -3.6 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 4.0 -3.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 13.08 15.63 -2.55 17.87
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.17 -0.03 0.19
DAYS >= .01 28 30.8 -2.8 43
DAYS >= .10 21 21.7 -0.7 30
DAYS >= .50 12 10.7 1.3 12
DAYS >= 1.00 4 4.7 -0.7 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.93 04/23 TO 04/24 2.26 04/11 TO 04/12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 12.0 1875
24 HR TOTAL 12.0 03/06/1875 TO 03/06/1875
SNOW DEPTH 8 03/17/1892
TOTALS 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 20.3 3.8 16.5 MM
LIQUID 7/1 2.03 0.30 1.73 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 491 576 -85 468
SINCE 7/1 3122 3162 -40 2929
COOLING TOTAL 189 241 -52 195
SINCE 1/1 189 243 -54 195
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/30
LATEST 02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/350 DATE 05/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/320 DATE 04/18
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 25
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 44
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 22 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 15 RAIN 21
LIGHT RAIN 35 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 36 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR SPRING 2021...
.SUMMARY...
ON THE WHOLE, SPRING TEMPERATURES WERE CLOSE TO AVERAGE. FOR THE
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, THERE WERE NO 90-DEGREE READINGS. THERE WAS
ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW FREEZING WHICH, THOUGH
BELOW THE MEAN FOR THE SEASON, WAS STILL THE FIRST SUCH OCCURRENCE
IN TWO YEARS.
RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE, AND IT WAS THE DRIEST SPRING IN THREE
YEARS. NO SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED FOR THE FIRST SPRING IN FOUR YEARS
(SINCE 2017).
.SEASONAL AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2018. HOWEVER,
THE AVERAGE LOW AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WERE THE COLDEST SINCE
2019.
.SEASONAL RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST SPRING SINCE 2018.
.SEASONAL SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017, ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE
SEASON.
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