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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
513 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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             105   06/25/2012
 LOW               53   06/13/1985
HIGHEST           105R  06/28        89      16       99  06/23
                        06/25
LOWEST             58   06/01        69     -11       67  06/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     92.3              88.2     4.1     93.9
AVG. MINIMUM     70.8              69.3     1.5     74.4
MEAN             81.6              78.7     2.9     84.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     19              12.5     6.5       27
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         6.51   2000
 MINIMUM         0.64   1980
TOTALS           1.59              3.31   -1.72     1.58
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.11   -0.06     0.05
DAYS >= .01         4               9.0    -5.0        2
DAYS >= .10         2                                  2
DAYS >= .50         1                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.0     0.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.44   06/03 TO 06/04

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         2.5               4.4    -1.9     15.7
 LIQUID 7/1      0.25              0.50   -0.25     1.57
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                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1       2185              3006    -821     2964
COOLING TOTAL     503               413      90      580
 SINCE 1/1       1085               709     376      910

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST      02/10             11/13
LATEST        02/13             03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/040    DATE  06/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    33/040    DATE  06/11

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                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     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.

&&

.SUMMARY...
EVEN WITH ALL THE HOT TEMPERATURES...IT WAS THE COOLEST JUNE IN
SEVERAL YEARS.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...

THE AVERAGE HIGH WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2010...BUT STILL THE 3RD WARMEST
ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2009...BUT STILL
THE 8TH WARMEST ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2008...BUT
STILL THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE...

BELOW NORMAL ON 4 DAYS
AT NORMAL ON 3 DAYS
ABOVE NORMAL ON 23 DAYS

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...

HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES...2...WHICH WAS THE MOST ON RECORD.

HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES...4...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
1980...AND THE MOST ON RECORD.

LOWS AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...2...WHICH WAS THE MOST ON RECORD.

LOWS AT OR BELOW 70 DEGREES...10...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2009.

LOWS AT OR BELOW 60 DEGREES...1...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2009.


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

DATE  RECORD TYPE                NEW RECORD    OLD RECORD
24    HIGH TEMPERATURE           101 IN 2012    99 IN 1998
25    HIGH TEMPERATURE           105 IN 2012    99 IN 1998
28    HIGH TEMPERATURE           105 IN 2012   101 IN 1980
29    HIGH TEMPERATURE           104 IN 2012   102 IN 1988
      HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     81 IN 2012    79 IN 1994...1980
30    HIGH TEMPERATURE           102 IN 2012   102 IN 1980
      HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE     80 IN 2012    79 IN 1998

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

RECORD TYPE                    NEW RECORD           OLD RECORD
HOTTEST JUNE TEMPERATURE      105 06/28/2012   102 06/29/1988
                                  06/25/2012       06/30/1980
2ND HOTTEST JUNE TEMPERATURE  104 06/29/2012
3RD HOTTEST JUNE TEMPERATURE  102 06/30/2012...TIED WITH 06/29/1988
                                                     AND 06/30/1980
4TH HOTTEST JUNE TEMPERATURE  101 06/24/2012...TIED WITH 06/28/1980

WARMEST JUNE LOW TEMPERATURE   81 06/29/2012    81 06/19/2011
2ND WARMEST                    80 06/30/2012...TIED WITH 06/27/2009
                                                     AND 06/18/1998

HOTTEST JUNE DAILY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE             92.5 DEGREES       89.5 DEGREES
                                 06/29/2012         06/28/1980
2ND HOTTEST                     91.0 DEGREES
                                 06/30/2012
3RD HOTTEST                     90.5 DEGREES
                                 06/28/2012...06/25/2012

.RAINFALL...

IT WAS THE WETTEST JUNE SINCE 2010...BUT STILL THE 6TH DRIEST JUNE
ON RECORD.

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

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