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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
721 PM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2013

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            66   02/17        50      16       74  02/23
                        02/05
LOWEST             10   02/01        30     -20       12  02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     49.1              50.7    -1.6     53.0
AVG. MINIMUM     29.9              30.3    -0.4     34.1
MEAN             39.5              40.5    -1.0     43.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               2.0    -1.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 32     21              16.3     4.7       10
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.21   1945
 MINIMUM         0.41   1947
TOTALS           3.25              2.64    0.61     2.14
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.09    0.03     0.07
DAYS >= .01        11               7.7     3.3        7
DAYS >= .10         7                                  5
DAYS >= .50         3                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.95   02/25 TO 02/26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.0   1912
 24 HR TOTAL     14.3   02/15/1993 TO 02/15/1993
 SNOW DEPTH        14   02/16/1993
TOTALS            2.5               3.2    -0.7      1.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.25              0.30   -0.05     0.10
SINCE 7/1         2.8               9.2    -6.4      2.1
 LIQUID 7/1      0.28              0.80   -0.52     0.21
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       6               4.0     2.0        2
DAYS >= 1.0         1                                  1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   02/16
 24 HR TOTAL      1.0   02/26 TO 02/26
                        02/12 TO 02/13

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     708               686      22      613
 SINCE 7/1       2904              3172    -268     2726
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          1                 0       1        0

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              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/130    DATE  02/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/120    DATE  02/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

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

&&

...DATA FOR HARRISON FOR FEBRUARY 2013...

.SUMMARY...
FEBRUARY WAS THE FIRST MONTH AT HARRISON WITH A BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE SINCE OCTOBER 2012. SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE MONTH...
TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE 60S...BUT THE WARMTH DID NOT LAST VERY
LONG. THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION
DURING THE MONTH...BUT ACCUMULATION EACH TIME WAS NEVER ABOVE ONE
INCH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE DURING THE MONTH WAS 10 DEGREES...
WHICH WAS THE COLDEST FEBRUARY TEMPERATURE IN TWO YEARS. THE COLDEST
PERIOD OF THE MONTH WAS THE LAST TEN DAYS.

THERE WERE 21 DAYS WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2010.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW...AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2011.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
BELOW AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS...AVERAGE ON ONE DAY...AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON
12 DAYS.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 DEGREES...0...WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE
2010.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 40 DEGREES...9...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2011
LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...21...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2010

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

NONE.

.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2011.

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

NONE.

.SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2011...BUT SNOWFALL WAS STILL
BELOW THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE.

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

NONE.

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