Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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000 CXUS54 KLZK 050126 CLSLZK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 726 PM CST THU MAR 04 2021 ................................... ...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 83 02/20/1986 LOW -6 01/20/1985 HIGHEST 74 12/09 52 22 74 02/02 12/10 LOWEST 02/16 34 -35 21 02/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.4 51.6 -3.2 53.0 AVG. MINIMUM 32.3 34.6 -2.3 37.2 MEAN 40.4 43.1 -2.7 45.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 10 4.5 5.5 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 42 35.3 6.7 24 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.1 0.9 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 12.19 12.09 0.10 14.01 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.13 0.02 0.16 DAYS >= .01 33 28.3 4.7 39 DAYS >= .10 22 18.2 3.8 23 DAYS >= .50 8 8.2 -0.2 11 DAYS >= 1.00 3 3.4 -0.4 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.81 02/28 TO 02/28 3.36 01/10 TO 01/11 STORM TOTAL 1.81 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 19.2 1979 24 HR TOTAL 9.1 01/06/1988 TO 02/07/1979 SNOW DEPTH 9 02/08/1979 01/08/1988 TOTALS 18.8 4.0 14.8 0.3 LIQUID EQUIV 1.90 0.00 1.90 0.03 SINCE 7/1 18.8 4.0 14.8 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.88 0.00 1.88 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 10 2.6 7.4 MM DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.2 1.8 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 14R 02/18 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 10.9R 02/14 TO 02/15 0.3 02/20 TO 02/20 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2173 1974 199 1789 SINCE 7/1 2664 2486 178 2482 COOLING TOTAL 0 3 -3 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/20/1989 LATEST 04/19/1983 EARLIEST 11/30 LATEST 02/27 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/320 DATE 12/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/310 DATE 12/23 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 35 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 26 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 29 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 12 LIGHT RAIN 29 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SLEET 3 FOG 35 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR WINTER 2020-2021... .SUMMARY... THE WINTER STARTED OUT AND CONTINUED WARMER THAN AVERAGE UNTIL FEBRUARY. FOR THE SEASON AS A WHOLE, THE AVERAGES ALL ENDED UP BEING CLOSE TO THREE DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR MEAN, ALL DUE TO FEBRUARY BEING SO COLD. THIS MADE IT THE COLDEST WINTER IN SEVEN YEARS. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE 8TH COLDEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE 10TH COLDEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE WAS THE 9TH COLDEST ON RECORD. RAINFALL WAS VERY CLOSE TO AVERAGE, WITH THE WETTEST MONTH BEING FEBRUARY AND THE DRIEST BEING JANUARY. FOR THE SECOND WINTER IN A ROW, MEASURABLE SNOW FELL. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR IT WAS EXCESSIVE. THIS WAS THE SNOWIEST WINTER SINCE 1978-1979, AND THE 2ND SNOWIEST ON RECORD. $$ 57