Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
838 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2020
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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2020 TO 8/31/2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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 114 08/03/2011
LOW 46 06/03/1969
HIGHEST 97 08/10 MM MM 99 08/13
08/11
08/07
LOWEST 59 06/11 MM MM 55 06/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 89.8 91.3 -1.5 89.2
AVG. MINIMUM 70.3 71.7 -1.4 70.1
MEAN 80.1 81.5 -1.4 79.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 55 57.2 -2.2 52
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 15.18 9.51 5.67 12.61
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.10 0.06 0.14
DAYS >= .01 27 23.3 3.7 22
DAYS >= .10 20 15.4 4.6 13
DAYS >= .50 9 6.7 2.3 6
DAYS >= 1.00 5 2.5 2.5 5
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.74 08/26 TO 08/27 3.87 08/10 TO 08/10
STORM TOTAL 2.94 MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 0.0
STORM TOTAL 0.0 MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 1408 1520 -112 1379
SINCE 1/1 1603 1801 -198 1657
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST MM
LATEST 02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/040 DATE 08/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/240 DATE 06/23
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 57
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 22 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 17
LIGHT RAIN 34 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 33 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 8
- 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 SUMMER 2020...
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE WARMEST SUMMER IN TWO YEARS, THE SEASONAL HIGH AND
LOW TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE. THIS WAS ALSO THE SECOND SUMMER IN A
ROW WITH NO 100-DEGREE TEMPERATURES.
THIS WAS THE 5TH SUMMER IN A ROW WITH ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL. IT WAS THE
WETTEST SUMMER SINCE 2016. THERE WERE 27 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL,
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2018.
.SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW, AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WERE THE WARMEST SINCE
2018.
.SEASONAL PRECIPITATION...
IT WAS THE WETTEST SUMMER SINCE 2016.
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