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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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CXUS54 KLZK 101911 CCA
CLALIT
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED FORMATTING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1110 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2023
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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023
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 -12 02/12/1899
HIGHEST 104 08/15 73 31 100 09/01
LOWEST 2 12/23 52 -50 -1 02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 75.1 72.3 2.8 73.2
AVG. MINIMUM 53.0 51.1 1.9 52.6
MEAN 64.0 61.7 2.3 62.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 98 76.4 21.6 66
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.1 -1.1 8
DAYS MIN <= 32 63 50.1 12.9 47
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 81.79 2009
MINIMUM 28.26 1963
TOTALS 48.29 50.42 -2.13 43.71
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.14 -0.01 0.12
DAYS >= .01 96 105.9 -9.9 116
DAYS >= .10 62 71.3 -9.3 74
DAYS >= .50 31 34.2 -3.2 37
DAYS >= 1.00 13 14.6 -1.6 12
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.30 03/21 TO 03/22 3.13 06/07 TO 06/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 32.6 1960
24 HR TOTAL 13.0 01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
SNOW DEPTH 15 02/18/2021
TOTALS 6.1 3.8 2.3 20.3
LIQUID EQUIV 0.60 0.40 0.20 2.00
SINCE 7/1 0.1 0.6 -0.5 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.01 0.00 0.01 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0
DAYS >= TRACE 16 2.2 13.8 7
DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.1 0.9 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 03/12 15 02/18
24 HR TOTAL 3.3 03/11 TO 03/11 11.8 02/17 TO 02/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2798 3165 -367 2803
SINCE 7/1 1099 1264 -165 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2576 1989 587 2164
SINCE 1/1 2576 1990 586 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/12
LATEST 03/13
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/320 DATE 05/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/250 DATE 09/24
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 105
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 120
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 79
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 65 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 44 RAIN 55
LIGHT RAIN 117 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 1 SLEET 10
FOG 114 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 18
HAZE 72
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
...A REVIEW OF 2022 WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS
FIELD...
SUMMARY
=====================================================================
.YEARLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 75.1 WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST YEAR AND
WARMEST SINCE 2016.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 53.0 WAS TIED FOR THE 50TH HOTTEST
YEAR AND WARMEST SINCE 2017.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 64.0 WAS THE 12TH HOTTEST YEAR AND
WARMEST SINCE 2016.
THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES OCCURRED ON AUG 15TH, WHICH
WAS THE HOTTEST READING SINCE 2016 AND TIED FOR 32TH HOTTEST
TEMPERATURE OF ANY YEAR.
THERE WERE 18 DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 9TH MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS AND THE MOST SINCE 2012.
THERE WERE 98 DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 6TH MOST 90 DEGREE DAYS AND THE MOST SINCE 2010.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE OF 2 DEGREES OCCURRED ON DEC 23TH, WHICH WAS
THE COLDEST READING SINCE 2021 AND TIED FOR THE 17TH COLDEST
TEMPERATURE OF ANY YEAR.
THERE WERE 63 DAYS WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 19TH MOST AND THE MOST SINCE 2014.
THERE WERE 2 DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 25TH FEWEST DAYS AND THE LEAST SINCE 2020.
THE ANNUAL RANGE, OR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEARLY MAXIMUM AND YEARLY
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 102 DEGREES.
THE FIRST FREEZE OCCURRED ON NOV 12TH AND THE LAST FREEZE OCCURRED
ON MAR 13TH.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST SEP 24TH: 56 MPH/250 DEGREES.
.YEARLY RAINFALL...
THE YEARLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 48.29 INCHES WAS THE 69TH WETTEST ON
RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2020.
.YEARLY SNOWFALL...
THE YEARLY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 6.1 INCHES WAS TIED FOR THE 46TH
SNOWIEST ON RECORD AND SNOWIEST SINCE 2021.
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PLEASE REMEMBER, ALL DATA LISTED BELOW IS PRELIMINARY UNTIL FINAL
QUALITY CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.
(DFN = DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL)
2022 TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AND EXTREMES LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
MONTH HIGH LOW MONTHLY DFN MAX DATE(S) MIN DATE(S)
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JAN 54.7 29.7 42.2 +1.5 72 13 17 22
FEB 57.0 32.5 44.8 +0.1 72 17/11 23 13/06/05
MAR 67.7 42.7 55.2 +2.5 82 06 26 12
APR 74.0 52.2 63.1 +1.7 85 29/24 33 01
MAY 83.7 63.6 73.7 +3.8 97 13 53 01
JUN 90.7 70.9 80.8 +2.8 100 25/22 61 03
JUL 97.0 76.1 86.6 +5.2 103 26 71 15/11
AUG 91.5 72.9 82.2 +1.4 104 15 67 19/14
SEP 89.9 64.8 77.3 +3.3 101 21 51 30/29
OCT 78.6 52.1 65.4 +2.8 92 15 33 19
NOV 62.3 41.8 52.0 +0.9 83 09 25 21/17
DEC 53.9 36.5 45.2 +2.2 74 29 2 23
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ANNUAL 75.1 53.0 64.0 +2.3 104 AUG 15 2 DEC 23
2022 RAINFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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MONTH RAINFALL DFN MAX/CALENDAR DAY MAX/24 HOURS
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JAN 4.31 +0.81 1.75/09TH 2.38/08TH-09TH
FEB 5.30 +1.33 2.07/17TH 2.07/17TH
MAR 6.29 +1.33 2.93/22ND 3.30/21ST-22ND
APR 5.24 -0.35 1.49/13TH 1.59/12TH-13TH
MAY 4.91 -0.17 0.84/05TH 1.50/21ST-22ND
JUN 4.22 +0.67 1.50/06TH 1.55/01ST-02ND
JUL 3.22 -0.11 0.90/27TH 1.44/27TH-28TH
AUG 1.40 -1.76 1.06/17TH 1.06/17TH
SEP 0.63 -2.38 0.22/24TH 0.29/24TH-25TH
OCT 2.22 -2.25 1.08/29TH 1.09/29TH-30TH
NOV 4.40 -0.32 1.96/24TH 2.01/23TH-24TH
DEC 6.15 +1.07 2.61/13TH 2.62/12TH-13TH
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ANNUAL 48.29 -2.13 2.93 MAR 22 3.30 MAR 21-22
2022 SNOWFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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MONTH SNOW DFN MAX/CALENDAR DAY MAX/24 HOUR GREATEST DEPTH/DATE
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JAN 0.6 -0.5 0.6/15TH 0.6/15TH 1/15TH-16TH
FEB 2.1 +0.5 2.1/03RD 2.1/03RD 2/03RD-04TH
MAR 3.3 +2.8 3.3/11TH 3.3/11TH 3/12TH
APR 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
OCT 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
NOV T 0.0 T/12TH/14TH T/12TH/14TH 0
DEC 0.1 -0.5 0.1/22ND 0.1/22ND 0
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ANN. 6.1 +2.3 3.3 MAR 11 3.3 MAR 11 3 MAR 12
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA (FIRST/LAST DATES, ETC.) LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING 63
DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW ZERO 00
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING 02
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES 98
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES 18
LAST FREEZE MARCH 13TH
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY MARCH 2ND
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY MAY 9TH
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY OCTOBER 15TH
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY NOVEMBER 9TH
FIRST FREEZE NOVEMBER 12TH
DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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05/09 HIGH TEMPERATURE 90 IN 2022 90 IN 2007
05/10 HIGH TEMPERATURE 90 IN 2022 90 IN 1973, 1962
05/11 HIGH TEMPERATURE 94 IN 2022 91 IN 1880
05/12 HIGH TEMPERATURE 94 IN 2022 92 IN 1998, 1987, 1962
05/13 HIGH TEMPERATURE 97 IN 2022 93 IN 1962
06/22 HIGH TEMPERATURE 100 IN 2022 100 IN 1988, 1954
07/26 HIGH TEMPERATURE 103 IN 2022 103 IN 2012
08/15 HIGH TEMPERATURE 104 IN 2022 104 IN 2007, 1954, 1943
08/17 COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 77 IN 2022 77 IN 1981
09/21 HIGH TEMPERATURE 101 IN 2022 100 IN 2005
09/24 HIGH TEMPERATURE 98 IN 2022 94 IN 2016, 1961, 1907
11/09 HIGH TEMPERATURE 83 IN 2022 82 IN 2005
DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PERVIOUS RECORD
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03/16 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2022 69 IN 1956
04/22 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2022 69 IN 1925, 2001
05/19 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 73 IN 2022 73 IN 1896
06/15 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2022 78 IN 2016, 1925
07/09 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2022 79 IN 1998
07/20 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 83 IN 2022 81 IN 2016
07/26 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 80 IN 2022 80 IN 2016,1925,1912,1897
10/19 LOW TEMPERATURE 33 IN 2022 33 IN 1989
DAILY RECORD RAINFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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03/22 2.93 IN 2022 1.09 IN 1948
DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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03/11 3.3 IN 2022 T IN 1948, 1932
11/12 T IN 2022 T IN 2018
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