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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
726 PM CST THU MAR 04 2021

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2021

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   02/25/1918
 LOW             -12   02/12/1899
HIGHEST           76   02/28         MM      MM       74  02/02
LOWEST                 02/16         MM      MM       22  02/14
                                                          01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    50.3               52.6    -2.3     54.8
AVG. MINIMUM    31.5               33.1    -1.6     35.9
MEAN            40.9               42.8    -1.9     45.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     9                3.9     5.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    46               42.7     3.3       30
DAYS MIN <= 0      1                0.0     1.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         12.28              12.18    0.10    14.48
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.14    0.00     0.16
DAYS >= .01       34               27.7     6.3       MM
DAYS >= .10       20               17.7     2.3       MM
DAYS >= .50       10                8.5     1.5       MM
DAYS >= 1.00       3                3.3    -0.3       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.94   12/31 TO 12/31               3.51  01/10 TO 01/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          20.0   1918
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
 SNOW DEPTH       15   01/21/1918
TOTALS          20.3R               3.1    17.2        T
 LIQUID EQUIV   2.00               0.30    1.70        T
SINCE 7/1       20.3                3.1    17.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     2.03                 MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      9                1.4     7.6        4
DAYS >= 1.0        2                0.8     1.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       15R  02/18                           0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL    11.8   02/17 TO 02/17                  T  02/20 TO 02/20
                                                          02/06 TO 02/06
                                                          01/22 TO 01/22

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2131               1999     132     1759
 SINCE 7/1      2631               2514     117     2461
COOLING TOTAL      0                  3      -3        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  1      -1        0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/30
LATEST                          02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/300    DATE  12/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/310    DATE  12/23

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             26
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         40


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      15
LIGHT RAIN               29     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SLEET                      4
FOG                      47     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      4

-  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 FOR WINTER 2020-2021...

.SUMMARY...
THE WINTER STARTED OUT AND CONTINUED WARMER THAN AVERAGE UNTIL
FEBRUARY. FOR THE SEASON AS A WHOLE, THE AVERAGE HIGH AND LOW
TEMPERATURE WERE BOTH CLOSE TO TWO DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR MEAN.
THIS MADE IT THE COLDEST WINTER IN SEVEN YEARS.

RAINFALL WAS VERY CLOSE TO AVERAGE, WITH THE WETTEST MONTH BEING
FEBRUARY AND THE DRIEST BEING JANUARY.

FOR THE FIRST WINTER IN THREE YEARS, MEASURABLE SNOW FELL, AND IT
WAS EXCESSIVE. THIS WAS THE SNOWIEST WINTER SINCE 1965-1966, AND WAS
THE 4TH SNOWIEST WINTER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.

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