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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1118 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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             110   07/31/1986
 LOW               60   07/05/1997
HIGHEST           107   07/30        94      13      103  07/31
                                                          07/12
LOWEST             73   07/29        73       0       69  07/05
                        07/27
                        07/09
AVG. MAXIMUM     97.2              92.1     5.1     97.2
AVG. MINIMUM     77.2              72.8     4.4     76.7
MEAN             87.2              82.4     4.8     87.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     27              20.8     6.2       31
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.12   2009
 MINIMUM         0.34   2000
TOTALS           2.80              3.81   -1.01     1.18
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.12   -0.03     0.04
DAYS >= .01         7               8.4    -1.4        7
DAYS >= .10         4                                  3
DAYS >= .50         2                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.70   07/09 TO 07/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
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      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     693               541     152      686
 SINCE 1/1       1778              1250     528     1596

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    17/120    DATE  07/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    30/260    DATE  07/09

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                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

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

.SUMMARY...
JULY WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1980...AND ONE OF THE WARMEST ON RECORD.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1980...AND THE 2ND
WARMEST ON RECORD.

BY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE...THE MONTH WAS THE WARMEST SINCE AUGUST 2007...
AND THE 5TH WARMEST MONTH OF ALL TIME.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2011...AND THE WARMEST
ON RECORD.

BY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...IT WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2000...AND THE WARMEST
MONTH OF ALL TIME.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1980...AND THE 2ND WARMEST ON
RECORD.

BY AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE...IT WAS THE WARMEST SINCE AUGUST 2007...AND
THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE...

BELOW NORMAL ON 2 DAYS
AT NORMAL ON 2 DAYS
ABOVE NORMAL ON 27 DAYS

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...

HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES...3...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
1986...AND THE 3RD HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.

HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES...13...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
1980...AND THE 2ND HIGHEST AMOUNT ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JULY...
BEHIND 22 DAYS IN 1980.

LOWS AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...6...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 1980...AND
THE 2ND HIGHEST AMOUNT ON RECORD IN JULY BEHIND 9 DAYS IN 1980.

THERE WERE NO LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW 73 DEGREES...WHICH WAS THE FIRST
TIME EVER IN THE MONTH OF JULY.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

DATE  RECORD TYPE                NEW RECORD    OLD RECORD
 3RD  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     80 IN 2012    79 IN 1990
 4TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           101 IN 2012   100 IN 1980
      HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     78 IN 2012    78 IN 1990...1980
 5TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           102 IN 2012   100 IN 1980
 6TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           105 IN 2012   103 IN 1998
18TH  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     80 IN 2012    80 IN 2000
19TH  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     82 IN 2012    79 IN 2000
20TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           104 IN 2012   104 IN 2006
23RD  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     78 IN 2012    78 IN 2001...1999...1983
25TH  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     78 IN 2012    78 IN 2005...2001...1999
28TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           105 IN 2012   105 IN 1986
30TH  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     83 IN 2012    80 IN 1998...1986
31ST  HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     82 IN 2012    80 IN 2010...1993...1980

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

RECORD TYPE                    NEW RECORD           OLD RECORD
3RD HOTTEST JULY TEMPERATURE   107 07/30/2012

HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR
JULY                            83 07/30/2012       83 07/12/2011

HOTTEST JULY DAILY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE             95.0 DEGREES       95.0 DEGREES
                                 07/30/2012         07/14/1980
4TH HOTTEST JULY DAILY          93.0 DEGREES
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE              07/31/2012

.RAINFALL...

IT WAS THE WETTEST JULY SINCE 2010.

NO DAILY OR MONTHLY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.

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