Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
970 CXUS54 KLZK 031827 CLMLZK CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1014 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2024 ................................... ...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 81 01/30/2002 LOW -6 01/20/1985 HIGHEST 69 01/30 49 20 72 01/11 LOWEST 5 01/16 31 -26 24 01/31 01/17 01/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 44.4 48.9 -4.5 54.9 AVG. MINIMUM 28.4 32.2 -3.8 39.1 MEAN 36.4 40.6 -4.2 47.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 2.1 2.9 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 17 14.4 2.6 7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.55 1999 MINIMUM 0.31 2003 TOTALS 8.98 3.54 5.44 7.50 DAILY AVG. 0.29 0.11 0.18 0.24 DAYS >= .01 14 9.4 4.6 13 DAYS >= .10 10 11 DAYS >= .50 6 7 DAYS >= 1.00 5 0.8 4.2 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.93 01/23 TO 01/23 STORM TOTAL 1.93 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 12.4 1988 24 HR TOTAL 12.0 01/06/1988 TO 01/07/1988 SNOW DEPTH 12 01/07/1988 TOTALS 3.1 1.0 2.1 0.4 LIQUID EQUIV 0.30 0.30 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 3.1 1.7 1.4 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.31 0.00 0.31 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 5 0.7 4.3 4 DAYS >= 1.0 1 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 01/17 01/18 01/15 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 876 758 118 553 SINCE 7/1 1891 2007 -116 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 1 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/20/1989 LATEST 04/19/1983 EARLIEST 10/31 LATEST 03/20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 2 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR JANUARY 2023... .MONTHLY AVERAGE... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 44.4 (-4.5) TIED 1991 FOR THE 6TH COLDEST AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 28.4 (-3.8) WAS THE 9TH COLDEST AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 36.4 (-4.2) WAS THE 7TH COLDEST AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. .DAILY TEMPERATURES... DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE FOR 1 DAY. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 14 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 16 DAYS. .DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 01/14 LOW TEMPERATURE 8 IN 2024 10 IN 1979 01/15 LOW TEMPERATURE 6 IN 2024 11 IN 1979 01/15 COLDEST HIGH TEMP 16 IN 2024 28 IN 1994 01/16 LOW TEMPERATURE 5 IN 2024 5 IN 1982 01/16 COLDEST HIGH TEMP 18 IN 2024 21 IN 2018 .MONTHLY RAINFALL... THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 8.98 INCHES WAS THE WETTEST ON RECORD, BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 7.55 INCHES SET IN 1999. RAINFALL WAS 5.44 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 01/12 DAILY RAINFALL 1.71 IN 2024 1.50 IN 2013 01/23 DAILY RAINFALL 1.93 IN 2024 1.32 IN 2019 .MONTHLY SNOWFALL... THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 3.1 INCHES WAS THE 12TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD AND SNOWIEST SINCE 2016. MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 2.1 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 01/14 DAILY SNOWFALL 2.0 IN 2024 0.3 IN 1978 .ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH... A SIGNIFICANT INTRUSION OF ARCTIC AIR DURING THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY LED TO A THREE DAY PERIOD OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, FROM JANUARY 14TH THROUGH THE 16TH. THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 5 ON THE MORNING OF THE 16TH AND 17TH IS THE 5TH COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY. $$ 69/70