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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
000
CXUS54 KLZK 042109
CLALZK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
309 PM CST TUE JAN 04 2022
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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 111 08/03/2011
08/30/2000
LOW -6 01/20/1985
HIGHEST 98 08/25 73 25 97 08/25
08/10
LOWEST -1 02/16 53 -54 21 02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.4 71.1 0.3 70.7
AVG. MINIMUM 53.2 52.5 0.7 53.2
MEAN 62.3 61.8 0.5 61.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 58 69.7 -11.7 48
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 4.2 4.8 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 38 40.6 -2.6 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.0 1.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 79.61 2009
MINIMUM 37.02 1995
TOTALS 52.15 51.85 0.30 54.66
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.14 -0.00 0.17
DAYS >= .01 118 109.0 9.0 MM
DAYS >= .10 82 73.2 8.8 MM
DAYS >= .50 31 34.4 -3.4 MM
DAYS >= 1.00 17 15.5 1.5 MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 5.78 10/02 TO 10/03 4.37 08/27 TO 08/28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.1 1979
24 HR TOTAL 12.0 01/06/1988 TO 01/07/1988
SNOW DEPTH 14 02/18/2021
TOTALS 18.9 3.8 15.1 0.4
LIQUID EQUIV 1.90 0.60 1.30 0.04
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1
DAYS >= TRACE 11 2.7 8.3 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.3 1.7 MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 14R 02/18 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 10.9 02/14 TO 02/15 0.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2861 3145 -284 2893
SINCE 7/1 841 1248 -407 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2037 2008 29 1868
SINCE 1/1 2037 2009 28 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/13
LATEST 04/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/340 DATE 10/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 53 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 37 RAIN 64
LIGHT RAIN 127 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SLEET 3
FOG 63 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 21
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
...A REVIEW OF 2021 WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK...
SUMMARY
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2021 AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK WAS THE FIRST YEAR IN 32 YEARS WITH A BELOW
ZERO TEMPERATURE. TRIPLE-DIGIT READINGS WERE AVOIDED AGAIN FOR THE 6TH
YEAR IN A ROW, AND THIS CONTINUED A RECORD STREAK OF NO 100-DEGREE DAYS
THAT BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2015 AND IS CURRENTLY UP TO 2,337 DAYS AS OF
THE END OF THE YEAR. PRELIMINARILY, THIS WAS THE WARMEST YEAR SINCE
2017. BY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, IT MOST RECENTLY TIED WITH 1988 FOR
THE 12 COLDEST ON RECORD. BY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE, IT MOST RECENTLY
TIED 2020 FOR THE 18TH COLDEST YEAR ON RECORD. BY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE,
IT WAS THE 17TH COLDEST YEAR ON RECORD.
THERE WERE 38 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS
THE MOST IN THREE YEARS. THERE WERE NINE DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT
OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN TEN YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED
2010 AND 1982 FOR THE 6TH HIGHEST AMOUNT ON RECORD IN A GIVEN YEAR. THERE
WERE 58 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES OR WARMER, WHICH, ALTHOUGH
IT WAS THE MOST IN TWO YEARS, WAS STILL BELOW THE ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70. FOR
THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1989, NORTH LITTLE ROCK RECORDED A TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW
ZERO DURING THE YEAR (FEBRUARY 16TH). THIS WAS THE COLDEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE
AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK IN 32 YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED DEC. 25, 1983 AND JAN.
11, 1982 FOR THE 3RD COLDEST TEMPERATURE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN LATE 1975.
IN TERMS OF DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL (OR COMPARISON WITH THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE 1991-
2020), DECEMBER HAD THE MOST SIGNIFICANTLY ANOMALOUS WARMTH, WITH A DEPARTURE OF
+11.1 DEGREES. BY FAR, THOUGH, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COLD WAS IN FEBRUARY, WITH A
DEPARTURE OF -9.3. IN TERMS OF ACTUAL TEMPERATURES, THOUGH, THE WARMEST MONTH
WAS AUGUST AND THE COLDEST MONTH WAS FEBRUARY.
RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW, THOUGH FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE 2017, THE ANNUAL TOTAL FAILED TO CRACK 60 INCHES. THIS MADE 2021
THE DRIEST YEAR SINCE THEN. THERE WERE 118 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL, WHICH
WAS THE LEAST NUMBER IN FOUR YEARS. THE WETTEST MONTH WAS OCTOBER, AND THE
DRIEST MONTH WAS AUGUST.
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW. IT WAS ALL IN FEBRUARY, ALL
WITHIN AN EIGHT-DAY PERIOD, AND IT CAME IN RECORD AMOUNTS. IT WAS THE SNOWIEST
YEAR AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE 1979, AND THE 2ND SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD. IN
TERMS OF AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH, 2021 TIED SEVERAL OTHER YEARS FOR THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF 0.2 INCHES. THE OTHER YEARS WERE 1988, 1979, AND 1978.
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PLEASE REMEMBER, ALL DATA LISTED BELOW IS PRELIMINARY UNTIL FINAL
QUALITY CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION IN
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.
(DFN = DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL)
2021 TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AND EXTREMES NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
MONTH HIGH LOW MONTHLY DFN MAX DATE(S) MIN DATE(S)
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JAN 49.8 34.3 42.1 +1.5 73 25 24 12
FEB 42.9 27.8 35.4 -9.3 73 28, 23 -1 16
MAR 66.2 46.9 56.5 +3.5 80 27 33 3
APR 69.7 49.1 59.4 -2.3 84 12 32 21
MAY 76.7 58.2 67.5 -2.5 87 27 49 5
JUN 86.5 69.4 78.0 0.0 93 12 58 23
JUL 89.2 71.2 80.2 -1.2 96 31, 28 62 4
AUG 91.1 71.9 81.5 +0.7 98 25 65 5, 4
SEP 86.2 65.7 76.0 +2.1 96 4, 1 54 23
OCT 75.8 57.6 66.7 +3.8 86 8 47 29, 26
NOV 59.8 40.6 50.2 -1.1 73 17 29 26
DEC 62.9 45.7 54.3 +11.1 76 25, 10, 2 29 20
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ANNUAL 71.4 53.2 62.3 +0.5 98 AUG. 25 -1 FEB. 16
2021 RAINFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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MONTH RAINFALL DFN MAX/CALENDAR DAY MAX/24 HOURS
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JAN 3.12 -0.42 0.78/24TH 1.33/24TH-25TH
FEB 5.33 +1.43 1.83/28TH 1.83/28TH
MAR 6.00 +0.87 2.36/17TH 2.36/17TH
APR 4.14 -1.40 1.12/29TH 1.19/23RD-24TH
MAY 5.73 +0.34 1.51/18TH 1.71/18TH-19TH
JUN 3.70 +0.30 1.52/8TH 2.44/7TH-8TH
JUL 3.48 -0.44 1.31/25TH 1.31/25TH
AUG 1.75 -1.82 1.15/6TH 1.15/6TH
SEP 1.86 -1.19 0.74/5TH 0.74/5TH
OCT 9.79 +5.17 5.27/2ND 5.78/2ND-3RD
NOV 2.24 -2.45 1.07/11TH 1.07/11TH
DEC 5.01 -0.09 1.52/29TH 1.52/29TH
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ANNUAL 52.15 +0.30 5.27 OCT. 2ND 5.78 OCT. 2ND-3RD
2021 SNOWFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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MONTH SNOW DFN MAX/CALENDAR DAY MAX/24-HOUR GREATEST DEPTH/DATE
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JAN T -1.0 T/15TH T/15TH 0
FEB 18.9 +17.2 9.0/15TH 10.9/14TH-15TH 14/18TH
MAR T -0.4 T/31ST T/31ST 0
APR 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
OCT 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
NOV 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0
DEC 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0
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ANN. 18.9 +15.1 9.0/FEB. 15TH 10.9/FEB. 14TH-15TH 14/FEB. 18TH
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA (FIRST/LAST DATES, ETC.)
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DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING 38 MOST SINCE 2018
DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW ZERO 1 MOST SINCE 1989
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING 9 MOST SINCE 2011
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES 58 MOST SINCE 2019
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES 0 6TH YEAR IN A ROW
LAST FREEZE APRIL 21ST LATEST SINCE 1983
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY MARCH 27TH LATEST SINCE 2019
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY JUNE 10TH LATEST SINCE 2019
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY SEPTEMBER 10TH LATEST SINCE 2019
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY OCTOBER 24TH LATEST SINCE 2017
FIRST FREEZE NOVEMBER 13TH EARLIEST SINCE 2019
DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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JAN. 25TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 73 IN 2021 68 IN 2004
FEB. 12TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 27 IN 2021 28 IN 1988
FEB. 13TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 29 IN 2021 32 IN 1995
FEB. 14TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 20 IN 2021 36 IN 1978
LOW TEMPERATURE 11 IN 2021 21 IN 2020
FEB. 15TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 12 IN 2021 32 IN 2007
LOW TEMPERATURE 6 IN 2021 22 IN 2015, 2007, 1986
FEB. 16TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 21 IN 2021 27 IN 2015
LOW TEMPERATURE -1 IN 2021 16 IN 2007
FEB. 17TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 19 IN 2021 27 IN 1979
LOW TEMPERATURE 12 IN 2021 12 IN 1980
FEB. 18TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 31 IN 2021 31 IN 1993
FEB. 19TH LOW TEMPERATURE 14 IN 2021 14 IN 1978
FEB. 20TH LOW TEMPERATURE 17 IN 2021 21 IN 2006
APR. 2ND LOW TEMPERATURE 33 IN 2021 34 IN 1992
APR. 12TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 84 IN 2021 83 IN 2006, 2003, 2002
APR. 16TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 58 IN 2021 59 IN 2014
APR. 21ST LOW TEMPERATURE 32 IN 2021 40 IN 1978
APR. 28TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 68 IN 2021 68 IN 2012, 1994
JUN. 1ST COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2021 73 IN 1996
JUN. 8TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 73 IN 2021 73 IN 2014
JUN. 23RD LOW TEMPERATURE 58 IN 2021 63 IN 1992
JUL. 4TH LOW TEMPERATURE 62 IN 2021 64 IN 2014, 2013, 1995
JUL. 11TH LOW TEMPERATURE 66 IN 2021 66 IN 1999
OCT. 12TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 70 IN 2021 66 IN 2016, 1997
OCT. 13TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2021 69 IN 1985
OCT. 14TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 68 IN 2021 67 IN 2017
DEC. 10TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2021 74 IN 2020
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 53 IN 1996
DEC. 15TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 59 IN 1984
DEC. 16TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 71 IN 2021 69 IN 2006
DEC. 25TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2021 68 IN 2019
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 53 IN 2015
DEC. 27TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 51 IN 2019
DEC. 28TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 59 IN 2021 59 IN 1984
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HONORABLE MENTION (TEMPERATURE DATA)
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-DATE - PARAMETER
--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONTEXT
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-FEB. 14TH - HIGH OF 20 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED FEB. 3, 1996 FOR 5TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR FEB.
FEB. 14TH - DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 15.5 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED FEB. 5, 1989 FOR 6TH COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE ON
RECORD FOR THE MONTH.
-FEB. 15TH - HIGH OF 12 DEGREES
--ALL-TIME RECORD COLDEST HIGH FOR FEB. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 17 ON FEB. 4,
1989.
FEB. 15TH - LOW OF 6 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED FEB. 3, 1985 FOR 4TH COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
FOR FEB.
-FEB. 15TH - DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 9.0 DEGREES
--ALL-TIME RECORD COLDESTT DAILY AVERAGE FOR FEB. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
13.0 ON FEB. 1, 1985.
-FEB. 16TH - HIGH OF 21 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED FEB. 6, 2014 FOR 6TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR FEB.
FEB. 16TH - LOW OF -1 DEGREES
--ALL-TIME RECORD LOW FOR FEB. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4 DEGREES ON FEB. 4,
1996.
-FEB. 16TH - DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 10.0 DEGREES
--2ND COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE ON RECORD FOR FEB.
-FEB. 17TH - HIGH OF 19 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED FEB. 5, 1989 FOR 4TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR FEB.
-FEB. 17TH - DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 15.5 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED FEB. 5, 1989 FOR 6TH COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE ON
RECORD FOR THE MONTH.
-APR. 21ST - LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED APR. 3, 1987 FOR 4TH COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
FOR THE MONTH.
--ALL-TIME LATEST FREEZE ON RECORD FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK. PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 32 ON APR. 19TH, 1983.
-JUN. 1ST - HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES
--COLDEST JUN. HIGH SINCE 1995, AND 3RD COLDEST ON RECORD.
-JUN. 1ST - DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 65.0 DEGREES
--COLDEST JUN. DAILY AVERAGE SINCE 1998 AND 4TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THNE
MONTH.
-JUL. 4TH - LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED JUL. 24, 2019 FOR 3RD COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH.
-DEC. 25TH, 10TH, 2ND - HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES
--WARMEST TEMPERATURES RECORDED IN DECEMBER SINCE 2016, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED
DECEMBER 17, 2016 FOR THE 3RD WARMEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.
-DEC. 27TH, 25TH - LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61
--5TH WARMEST DECEMBER LOW TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
-DEC. 25TH, 10TH - DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 68.6
--WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN DECEMBER SINCE 2015 AND MOST RECENTLY
TIED DECEMBER 29, 1984 FOR THE 4TH WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
DURING THE MONTH.
DAILY RECORD RAINFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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FEB. 27TH 1.81 IN 2021 1.36 IN 2018
MAY 18TH 1.49 IN 2021 1.05 IN 1983
OCT. 1ST 1.71 IN 2021 0.86 IN 2007
OCT. 2ND 5.27 IN 2021 1.49 IN 1995
DEC. 18TH 1.10 IN 2021 0.90 IN 2002
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HONORABLE MENTION (RAINFALL DATA)
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-DATE - PARAMETER
--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONTEXT
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-JUN. 7TH-8TH - 2.44 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS
--5TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL ON RECORD FOR JUNE.
-OCT. 2ND - DAILY RAINFALL OF 5.27 INCHES
--WETTEST DAY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER SINCE 2009, AND SET AN ALL-TIME
CALENDAR DAY RAINFALL RECORD FOR THE MONTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
5.23 INCHES, WHICH FELL ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2009.
--THIS WAS ALSO THE WETTEST CALENDAR DAY AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 AND THE 2ND WETTEST CALENDAR DAY ON RECORD. ONLY
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 WAS WETTER, WITH 7.01 INCHES.
-OCT. 2ND-3RD - 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION OF 5.78 INCHES
--HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL IN OCTOBER SINCE 2009, AND SET A RECORD FOR
THE HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 5.43 INCHES OCTOBER 29-30, 2009. THIS WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST
24-HOUR RAINFALL OVERALL SINCE 6.92 INCHES FELL ON APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2011,
AND THE 5TH HIGHEST ON RECORD.
DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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FEB. 15TH 9.0 IN 2021 0.4 IN 1978
FEB. 17TH 7.3 IN 2021 4.0 IN 1978
MAR. 31ST T IN 2021 NONE-RECORD ESTABLISHED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HONORABLE MENTION (SNOWFALL DATA)
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-DATE - PARAMETER
--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONTEXT
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-FEB. 15TH - 9.0 INCHES OF SNOW
--HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 6.7 INCHES, WHICH WAS ON FEBRUARY 6, 1979. IT
ALSO RANKS AS THE 2ND HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD AT
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, WITH ONLY JANUARY 6, 1988 RANKING HIGHER (10.5").
-FEB. 14TH-15TH - 24-HOUR SNOW OF 10.9 INCHES
--NEW 24-HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 9.1 INCHES THAT FELL ON FEBRUARY 6-7, 1979. THIS
ALSO ENDED UP RANKING AS THE 2ND HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL ON RECORD.
-FEB. 17TH - 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW
--2ND HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
IT ALSO RANKED AS THE 4TH HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL OF ALL TIME.
--3RD HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, AND
OVERALL THE 4TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.
OTHER NOTEWORTHY PHENOMENA DURING THE YEAR
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-DATE - PARAMETER
--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONTEXT
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-FEB. 15TH-FEB. 22ND - MEASURABLE SNOWFALL (1" OR HIGHER) WAS ON THE
GROUND EIGHT DAYS.
--HIGHEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH SNOW DEPTH OF 1 OR HIGHER AT NORTH
LITTLE ROCK SINCE 1988 AND WAS THE 5TH LONGEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD.
--LONGEST PRERIOD WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 2 OR HIGHER SINCE JAN. 12-24,
1978 AND THE 2ND LONGEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD.
-FEB. 18TH - SNOW DEPTH OF 14 INCHES
--HIGHEST MEASURED SNOW DEPTH AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE JANUARY 7,
1988 AND SET AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOW DEPTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS A 12-INCH DEPTH MEASURED ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 7, 1988.
-FEB. 19TH - SNOW DEPTH OF 11 INCHES
--MOST RECENTLY TIED JANUARY 8, 1988 FOR THE 3RD HIGHEST ON RECORD.
-FEB. 1ST-28TH - AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF 2.3 INCHES FOR THE MONTH
--HIGHEST MONTHLY SNOW DEPTH AVERAGE SINCE JANUARY 1988, AND BEAT
JANUARY 1988 FOR THE HIGHEST MONTHLY SNOW DEPTH AVERAGE ON RECORD.
-OCT. 28TH - PRESSURE OF 29.33 INCHES
--LOWEST RECORDED PRESSURE AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE JANUARY 2017. IT
ALSO BROKE THE RECORD FOR LOWEST PRESSURE AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK IN THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE FOR OCTOBER WAS
29.35 INCHES, WHICH WAS SET ON OCTOBER 16, 2006. LOOKING AT ALL PRESSURE
DATA SINCE THE NWS OFFICE MOVED TO NORTH LITTLE ROCK IN LATE 1975, THIS
MOST RECENTLY TIED JANUARY 22, 2017 FOR THE 11TH LOWEST PRESSURE ON RECORD.
-DEC. 10TH - SUSTAINED WIND OF 30 MPH WAS THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED
AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE LAURA IN
AUGUST OF 2020.
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