Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
510 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2021

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   05/31/1998
                       05/26/1964
 LOW             -89   04/07/2021
HIGHEST           89   05/27         MM      MM       88  05/25
                                                          03/26
LOWEST            32   03/03         MM      MM       33  04/15
                                                          03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.4               72.3     0.1     71.7
AVG. MINIMUM    50.4               50.4     0.0     51.7
MEAN            61.4               61.4     0.0     61.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                3.6    -3.6        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                4.0    -3.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         13.08              15.63   -2.55    17.87
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.17   -0.03     0.19
DAYS >= .01       28               30.8    -2.8       43
DAYS >= .10       21               21.7    -0.7       30
DAYS >= .50       12               10.7     1.3       12
DAYS >= 1.00       4                4.7    -0.7        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.93   04/23 TO 04/24               2.26  04/11 TO 04/12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          12.0   1875
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   03/06/1875 TO 03/06/1875
 SNOW DEPTH        8   03/17/1892
TOTALS           0.0                0.5    -0.5      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1       20.3                3.8    16.5       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     2.03               0.30    1.73       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0    MM                           0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    491                576     -85      468
 SINCE 7/1      3122               3162     -40     2929
COOLING TOTAL    189                241     -52      195
 SINCE 1/1       189                243     -54      195

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/30
LATEST                          02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/350    DATE  05/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/320    DATE  04/18

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             25
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         44


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             22     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               15     RAIN                      21
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      36     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      6

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

&&

...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR SPRING 2021...

.SUMMARY...
ON THE WHOLE, SPRING TEMPERATURES WERE CLOSE TO AVERAGE. FOR THE
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, THERE WERE NO 90-DEGREE READINGS. THERE WAS
ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW FREEZING WHICH, THOUGH
BELOW THE MEAN FOR THE SEASON, WAS STILL THE FIRST SUCH OCCURRENCE
IN TWO YEARS.

RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE, AND IT WAS THE DRIEST SPRING IN THREE
YEARS. NO SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED FOR THE FIRST SPRING IN FOUR YEARS
(SINCE 2017).

.SEASONAL AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2018. HOWEVER,
THE AVERAGE LOW AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WERE THE COLDEST SINCE
2019.

.SEASONAL RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST SPRING SINCE 2018.

.SEASONAL SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017, ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE
SEASON.

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