Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
726 PM CST THU MAR 04 2021
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...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
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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
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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.
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...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.
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