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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
923 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2012

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              83   11/04/2003
                        11/03/2003
                        11/02/2003
 LOW               14   11/29/1976
HIGHEST            82   11/03        62      20       79  11/14
LOWEST             32   11/24        43     -11       33  11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.8              61.7     1.1     62.7
AVG. MINIMUM     42.7              43.9    -1.2     47.3
MEAN             52.8              52.8     0.0     55.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               3.0    -2.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.82   1988
 MINIMUM         0.50   1999
TOTALS           2.05              5.39   -3.34    11.75
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.18   -0.11     0.39
DAYS >= .01         5               8.8    -3.8       10
DAYS >= .10         2                                  9
DAYS >= .50         1                                  5
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.9    -0.9        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.58   11/11 TO 11/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            4.0   1980
                        1976
 24 HR TOTAL      4.0   11/26/1980 TO 11/26/1980
                        11/14/1976 TO 11/14/1976
 SNOW DEPTH         4   11/27/1980
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0        T
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T     0.0        T
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        2
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     365               377     -12      314
 SINCE 7/1        529               512      17      439
COOLING TOTAL       6                11      -5       21
 SINCE 1/1       2718              2169     549     2536

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST      11/24             11/13
LATEST                          03/19
.........................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    16/010    DATE  11/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    28/020    DATE  11/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

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

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR NOVEMBER 2012...

.SUMMARY...
THE MONTH SAW TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S AT THE BEGINNING...BUT
COOLED DOWN RAPIDLY BY THE 4TH.  THERE WERE VARYING WARM AND COOL
PERIODS...WITH THE MONTH ENDING UP THE COOLEST IN FOUR YEARS.

THE FIRST FREEZE WAS ON NOVEMBER 24TH... WHICH IS FIVE DAYS LATER
THAN THE NORMAL FIRST FREEZE DATE OF NOVEMBER 19TH.  IT WAS THE
EARLIEST FREEZE SINCE 2008... AND THE FIRST NOVEMBER FREEZE SINCE
2010.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2010. THE AVERAGE
LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WERE THE COOLEST SINCE 2008.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
BELOW NORMAL ON 16 DAYS...AT NORMAL ON ONE DAY...AND ABOVE NORMAL ON
13 DAYS.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES...
AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...1 (MOST SINCE 2005)
BELOW 40 DEGREES...12 (MOST SINCE 2008)

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST NOVEMBER SINCE 2009...AND THE 8TH DRIEST ON
RECORD.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009...NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.

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