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CXUS54 KLZK 011521
CLMHRO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
915 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 10/05/1954
10/09/1928
10/04/1928
LOW 16 10/29/1910
HIGHEST 80 10/08 70 10 83 10/15
LOWEST 31 10/18 48 -17 27 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.1 70.3 -7.2 70.3
AVG. MINIMUM 46.4 48.3 -1.9 45.2
MEAN 54.7 59.3 -4.6 57.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 1.4 -0.4 3
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 12.80 1941
MINIMUM 0.28 1989
TOTALS 12.59 3.50 9.09 1.43
DAILY AVG. 0.41 0.11 0.30 0.05
DAYS >= .01 18 8.3 9.7 10
DAYS >= .10 12 3
DAYS >= .50 7 1
DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.0 3.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 5.20 10/08 TO 10/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 313 203 110 228
SINCE 7/1 335 249 86 247
COOLING TOTAL 2 27 -25 12
SINCE 1/1 1192 1442 -250 1223
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/13/1902
LATEST 05/17/1912
EARLIEST 10/29
LATEST 04/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/140 DATE 10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/140 DATE 10/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 11
LIGHT RAIN 20 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 23 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
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 OCTOBER 2009...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 54.7 DEGREES. IT WAS THE
COOLEST OCTOBER SINCE 1976...AND THE 6TH COOLEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 63.06 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
THE COOLEST SINCE 2002...AND THE COOLEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 46.35 DEGREES.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1988...THERE WAS ONLY ONE DAY WITH A
TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THIS OCCURRED ON THE 8TH /HIGH
OF 80 DEGREES/.
TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OCCURRED...
ON THE 4TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 55 BROKE THE PREVIOUS LOWEST
HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 60 DEGREES...SET IN 1968.
ON THE 16TH...THE HIGH OF 53 BROKE THE PREVIOUS LOWEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 55 DEGREES...SET IN 1943.
THERE WERE SEVEN DAYS WITH AN ABOVE NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE...ONE DAY WITH A NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...AND
23 DAYS WITH A DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL.
ON THE 18TH...THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON OCCURRED...WHEN THE LOW
TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 31 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE FIRST FREEZE SINCE
APRIL 7TH.
12.59 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS THE WETTEST
OCTOBER SINCE 1941...AND THE 2ND WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. IT WAS
THE WETTEST MONTH SINCE MAY 1990...AND THE 10TH WETTEST MONTH ON
RECORD.
RAINFALL RECORDS DURING THE MONTH OCCURRED...
ON THE 8TH...4.01 INCHES OF RAIN BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY RAINFALL
RECORD OF 1.75 INCHES...SET IN 2004. THIS WAS ALSO THE 2ND WETTEST
DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER...SURPASSED ONLY BY OCTOBER
11TH 1969 /4.47 INCHES/.
ON THE 29TH...2.73 INCHES OF RAIN BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY RAINFALL
RECORD OF 2.00 INCHES...SET IN 1926. THIS WAS ALSO THE 9TH WETTEST
DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
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