Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
000 CXUS54 KLZK 300129 CLSLIT LITCLSLIT 000 TTAA00 LZK 230405 CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1103 PM CDT WED MAR 22 2023 ................................... ...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 02/25/1918 LOW -12 02/12/1899 HIGHEST 81 02/28 MM MM 78 12/25 12/10 12/02 LOWEST 2 12/23 MM MM 17 01/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.2 52.8 5.4 59.0 AVG. MINIMUM 39.2 32.8 6.4 35.5 MEAN 48.7 42.8 5.9 47.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.0 -1.0 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 25 40.8 -15.8 46 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 21.84 12.55 9.29 13.67 DAILY AVG. 0.24 0.14 0.10 0.15 DAYS >= .01 36 28.0 8.0 MM DAYS >= .10 26 18.0 8.0 MM DAYS >= .50 15 9.1 5.9 MM DAYS >= 1.00 7 3.4 3.6 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.19 0MM24 TO 02/24 2.38 STORM TOTAL 4.19 2.07 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 20.3 2021 24 HR TOTAL 13.0 01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893 SNOW DEPTH 15 02/18/2021 TOTALS 0.1 3.3 -3.2 2.7 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.30 -0.30 0.27 SINCE 7/1 0.1 3.3 -3.2 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.01 0.30 -0.29 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0 DAYS >= TRACE 5 1.7 3.3 MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.9 -0.9 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 2 02/03 02/04 24 HR TOTAL 0.1 1MM22 TO 12/22 0.6 STORM TOTAL 0.1 2.1 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1472 2008 -536 1588 SINCE 7/1 1960 2589 -629 MM COOLING TOTAL 17 3 14 19 SINCE 1/1 14 1 13 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/20/1989 LATEST 04/19/1983 EARLIEST 11/12 LATEST 03/13 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/300 DATE 02/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/300 DATE 02/22 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.64 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 25 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 45 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 12 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 15 RAIN 19 LIGHT RAIN 42 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 3 FOG 48 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 16 HAZE 24 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && .SEASONAL TEMPERATURES... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58.5 F FOR THE SEASON WAS THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD WITH THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 39.3 F RANKED AS 6TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OBSERVED WAS 81 F ON FEBRUARY 28TH, WHILE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE OBSERVED WAS 2 F ON DECEMBER 23RD. THE WARMEST HIGH TIES AS 11TH WARMEST ALONG WITH 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015- 16, 1968-69, 1956-57, AND 1942-43. THE COLDEST LOW TIES AS 17TH COLDEST ALONG WITH 1965-66 AND 1962-63. TWO DAYS DURING THE WINTER SAW HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING ON 25 DAYS, WHICH RANKS AS THE 13TH LEAST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING. THE ONLY DAY WHERE TEMPERATURES WARMED TO 80 F OR GREATER WAS ON FEBRUARY 28TH. .SEASONAL RAINFALL... THE SEASONAL RAINFALL TOTAL OF 21.82 INCHES RANKS AS THE 8TH WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD. .SEASONAL SNOWFALL... THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL OF 0.1 INCHES TIES FOR 23RD LEAST SNOWY WINTER ON RECORD ALONG WITH 1937-38, 1900-01, AND 1869-97. $$ 69