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Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
819 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2020

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              83   02/20/1986
 LOW               -6   01/20/1985
HIGHEST            74   02/02        52      22       76  02/04
LOWEST             21   02/14        34     -13       19  02/08
                                                          01/31
AVG. MAXIMUM     53.0              51.6     1.4     51.5
AVG. MINIMUM     37.2              34.6     2.6     36.6
MEAN             45.1              43.1     2.0     44.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               4.5    -4.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     24              35.3   -11.3       27
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          14.01             12.09    1.92    21.88
DAILY AVG.       0.16              0.13    0.03     0.25
DAYS >= .01        39              28.3    10.7       42
DAYS >= .10        23              18.2     4.8       27
DAYS >= .50        11               8.2     2.8       13
DAYS >= 1.00        2               3.4    -1.4        8
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.36   01/10 TO 01/11           12/13 TO 12/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           19.2   1979
 24 HR TOTAL     10.5   01/06/1988
 SNOW DEPTH        12   01/07/1988
TOTALS            0.3               4.0    -3.7        T
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.03              0.50   -0.47        T
SINCE 7/1         0.3               4.0    -3.7      0.6
 LIQUID 7/1      0.03              0.50   -0.47     0.06
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       5               2.6     2.4        6
DAYS >= 1.0         0               1.2    -1.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.3   02/20 TO 02/20

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1789              1974    -185     1873
 SINCE 7/1       2482              2502     -20     2600
COOLING TOTAL       0                 3      -3        5
 SINCE 1/1          0                 2      -2        5

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              4.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/130    DATE  01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/270    DATE  12/01

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


-  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 North Little Rock for the Winter Season 2019-2020...

.Summary...
Going by the averages, winter was warm...two degrees above the 30-
year mean. For the third winter in a row, rainfall was above average,
though not quite as significantly as last year and 2018. Measurable
snow fell for the first Winter in two years.

.Seasonal Temperatures...
The average high, low, and seasonal temperatures were the warmest
since 2016-2017. The average low and average seasonal temperatures
were the 10th warmest on record.

There were 24 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the fewest since the winter of 2016-2017.

.Seasonal Precipitation...
Though above the 30-year average, this was the driest Winter since
2016-2017. It was the first winter since then to feature rainfall less
than 15 inches for the season.

There were 39 days with measurable rainfall.

.Seasonal Snowfall...
This was the first Winter with measurable snowfall since the Winter
of 2017-2018.

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