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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1102 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2013

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               38   05/04/2013
                        05/03/2013
HIGHEST            90   05/20        81       9       97  05/29
LOWEST             38R  05/04        59     -21       55  05/10
                        05/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.2              81.1    -1.9     86.7
AVG. MINIMUM     59.6              61.1    -1.5     64.5
MEAN             69.4              71.1    -1.7     75.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               2.2    -1.2       13
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)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.91   1882
 MINIMUM         0.64   1918
TOTALS           7.16              4.87    2.29     1.23
DAILY AVG.       0.23              0.16    0.07     0.04
DAYS >= .01        13              11.1     1.9        5
DAYS >= .10         6                                  3
DAYS >= .50         4                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.41   05/30 TO 05/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        10.6               3.5     7.1      2.2
 LIQUID 7/1      1.06                MM      MM     0.22
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      60                20      40        0
 SINCE 7/1       3029              3052     -23     2194
COOLING TOTAL     203               209      -6      334
 SINCE 1/1        261               281     -20      540

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              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/300    DATE  05/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/310    DATE  05/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             17
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  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 ADAMS FIELD FOR MAY 2013...

.SUMMARY...
NORTHERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW OVER THE REGION DURING A GOOD
PORTION OF THE MONTH ALLOWED FOR THE COOLEST MAY IN SEVERAL YEARS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE LARGELY CLOSE TO SEASONAL AVERAGES...HOWEVER
VERY COLD AIR DURING THE 3RD THROUGH THE 5TH ASSURED THAT THE MONTH
WOULD FINISH BELOW AVERAGE IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURE. TEMPERATURES
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WERE THE COLDEST EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH
OF MAY AT LITTLE ROCK.

RAINFALL DURING THE MONTH WAS MUCH MORE PLENTIFUL WHEN COMPARED TO
LAST YEAR...THOUGH STILL NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS THE YEAR BEFORE. IT
WAS ONLY THE FIFTH MAY SINCE 2000 WITH ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2009.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2011.

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2002.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
ABOVE NORMAL ON 15 DAYS...AT NORMAL ON 4 DAYS...AND BELOW NORMAL ON
12 DAYS. ON MAY 3RD AND 4TH...THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 22
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 90...1...THE FEWEST SINCE 2004.
TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 80...19...THE FEWEST SINCE 2011.
TEMPERATURES BELOW 50...5...THE MOST SINCE 2011.
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 40...2...THE MOST SINCE 1971...AND
THE MOST ON RECORD.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

DATE   RECORD TYPE                NEW RECORD  PREVIOUS RECORD
 3RD   COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE   52 IN 2013  57 IN 2002...1978
       LOW TEMPERATURE            38 IN 2013  41 IN 1929
 4TH   COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE   53 IN 2013  53 IN 1935...1907
       LOW TEMPERATURE            38 IN 2013  40 IN 1971
 5TH   LOW TEMPERATURE            42 IN 2013  43 IN 1945

THESE LOW TEMPERATURES WERE THE FIRST DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES
AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE OCTOBER OF 2010...AND WERE THE COLDEST EVER
RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF MAY.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

RECORD TYPE                 NEW RECORD/DATE    PREVIOUS RECORD/DATE
COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE    52 MAY 3RD 2013      52 MAY 2ND 1994
ALL-TIME RECORD LOW         38 MAY 4TH 2013      39 MAY 1ST 1903
                               MAY 3RD 2013
COLDEST DAILY AVG. TEMP.    45.0 MAY 3RD 2013   46.5 MAY 2ND 1994

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 38 ON THE 3RD AND 4TH WAS THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE IN THE MONTH OF MAY SINCE 1903.

.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST MAY SINCE 2011...AND OVER ALL THE 28TH WETTEST
MAY ON RECORD.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

DATE         NEW RECORD        PREVIOUS RECORD
30TH        3.36 IN 2013         2.08 IN 1981

.OTHER RECORDS SET...
DURING HEAVY RAINFALL ON MAY 30TH...THE ALL-TIME RECORD RAINFALL FOR
ONE HOUR WAS BROKEN.

THE NEW RECORD IS 3.09 INCHES...FROM 817 PM TO 917 PM CST. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 3.00 INCHES...WHICH WAS RECORDED IN A PERIOD
OF ONE HOUR BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM ON THE EVENING OF MAY 26TH 1955.

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