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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1035 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2022

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...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             87   02/05/1927
 LOW             -24   02/12/1899
HIGHEST           80   12/03         47      33       77  12/10
LOWEST             3   01/21         28     -25       -9  02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM    53.8               49.1     4.7     45.6
AVG. MINIMUM    29.9               29.3     0.6     27.6
MEAN            41.8               39.2     2.6     36.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10                9.1     0.9       15
DAYS MIN <= 32    55               55.8    -0.8       63
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.3    -0.3        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       16.31   1938
 MINIMUM        2.66   1963
TOTALS          8.07               8.03    0.04     7.06
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.09    0.01     0.08
DAYS >= .01       19               24.0    -5.0       25
DAYS >= .10       12                                  18
DAYS >= .50        4                                   4
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.7     1.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.11   12/17 TO 12/18
 STORM TOTAL    2.21
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          42.2   1918
 24 HR TOTAL     7.0   02/14/2021 TO 02/15/2021
 SNOW DEPTH       14   02/16/1993
TOTALS          22.3                8.7    13.6     15.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   2.23               0.90    1.33     1.50
SINCE 7/1       22.3
 LIQUID 7/1     2.23               0.00    2.23       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE     18                 MM      MM       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        4                 MM      MM       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   01/16                           8  02/17
                                                          12/15
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0R  01/15 TO 01/15                7.0  02/14 TO 02/15
 STORM TOTAL    12.0                                 6.0
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2060               2327    -267     2513
 SINCE 7/1      2685               3076    -391       MM
COOLING TOTAL      6                  1       5        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        11/04
LATEST                          04/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/250    DATE  12/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/170    DATE  12/15
                                41/MM           12/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           58
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               12     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               28     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      27     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR HARRISON FOR WINTER 2021-2022...

THE WINTER BEGAN WITH RECORD WARMTH IN DECEMBER. HOWEVER, JANUARY
AND FEBRUARY ATTEMPTED TO DO AWAY WITH THIS OR AT LEAST EVEN IT OUT,
THOUGH THE SEASON STILL CAME CLOSE TO ONE OF THE TOP TEN WARMEST IN
TERMS OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. RAIN AND
SNOWFALL WERE BOTH ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE SEASON, THOUGH THE SNOWFALL
WAS NOT NEARLY AS EXCESSIVE AS LAST WINTER.

.SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2016-2017. THE
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2019-2020. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2016-2017.

.SEASONAL PRECIPITATION...
THIS WINTER WAS THE WETTEST SINCE 2019-2020. IT WAS THE FIRST WINTER
IN TWO YEARS WITH ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

.SEASONAL SNOWFALL...
THIS WINTER, SNOW FELL IN ALL THREE MONTHS, AND WAS MEASURABLE IN
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. IN FACT, THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SNOWFALL
MADE FOR ONE OF THE SNOWIEST WINTERS SINCE RECORDS BEGAN. IT WAS THE
SNOWIEST WINTER AT HARRISON SINCE 1977-1978, AND THE 5TH SNOWIEST ON
RECORD.

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