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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
535 PM CDT THU NOV 02 2023

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

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             98   10/15/2015
 LOW              27   10/30/1917
HIGHEST           95   10/01         75      20       92  10/15
LOWEST            34   10/31         52     -18       33  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.2               74.2     4.0     78.6
AVG. MINIMUM    56.6               50.9     5.7     52.1
MEAN            67.4               62.6     4.8     65.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                0.8     2.2        3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       16.56   2009
 MINIMUM        0.01   1944
TOTALS          5.24               4.47    0.77     2.22
DAILY AVG.      0.17               0.14    0.03     0.07
DAYS >= .01        7                8.1    -1.1        6
DAYS >= .10        5                                   3
DAYS >= .50        3                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.4     0.6        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.66   10/28 TO 10/29
 STORM TOTAL    2.44
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             T   2017
 24 HR TOTAL       T   10/27/2017 TO 10/27/2017
                       10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1993
                       10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1925
 SNOW DEPTH        T   10/30/1993
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
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     73                145     -72       87
 SINCE 7/1        73                156     -83       MM
COOLING TOTAL    157                 69      88      106
 SINCE 1/1      2676               1982     694       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/150    DATE  10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/320    DATE  10/16
                                32/150          10/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78.2 (+4.0) WAS THE 18TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2022.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56.6 (+5.7) WAS TIED FOR THE 18TH
HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 67.4 (+4.8) WAS TIED FOR THE 12TH HOTTEST
AND WARMEST SINCE 2016.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE WELL
ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES BY AN AMOUNT OF 4 TO 6
DEGREES.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE FOR 1 DAY.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 21 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 9 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD HIGHS
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
10/01            HIGH TEMPERATURE        95 IN 2023          94 IN
1953

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 5.24 (+0.77) WAS TIED FOR THE 28TH
WETTEST ON RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2019.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD RAINFALL
DATE              NEW RECORD              OLD RECORD
10/28             2.44 IN 2023            2.36 IN 2020

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.

.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH.

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