Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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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.

&&

...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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