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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1005 AM CDT SAT JUN 6 2020

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...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   04/27/1927
                        05/29/1926
                        05/28/1926
 LOW              -10   03/12/1948
HIGHEST            92   04/08        68      24       87  05/16
LOWEST             28   04/18        47     -19        7  03/04
                        03/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.3              68.4    -0.1     68.1
AVG. MINIMUM     47.4              46.6     0.8     46.9
MEAN             57.8              57.5     0.3     57.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               0.5     1.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS MIN <= 32      5              10.3    -5.3       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        31.98   1945
 MINIMUM         5.15   1982
TOTALS          18.17             12.80    5.37    15.78
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.14    0.06     0.17
DAYS >= .01        43              32.5    10.5       31
DAYS >= .10        28                                 24
DAYS >= .50        14                                 10
DAYS >= 1.00        5               3.7     1.3        5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.85   05/16 TO 05/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           16.0   1988
 24 HR TOTAL     13.0   03/08/1994 TO 03/08/1994
                        03/17/1988 TO 03/17/1988
 SNOW DEPTH        13   03/09/1994
TOTALS            0.5               2.3    -1.8      0.6
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.05              0.20   -0.15     0.06
SINCE 7/1         1.3
 LIQUID 7/1      0.13              1.00   -0.87     0.45
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 T       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       3               3.0     0.0        2
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         T   04/14                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.5   04/14 TO 04/14

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     753               827     -74      841
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3998      MM     3989
COOLING TOTAL     119               139     -20      171
 SINCE 1/1        121               139     -18      171

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        10/29
LATEST                          04/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/280    DATE  04/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/260    DATE  04/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           40
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             31
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

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

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...Harrison Supplemental Climate Summary for Spring 2020...

.Summary

Harrison, AR Spring 2020 Stats
Month                   March         April            May               Season
Temperature
Highest          91 on the 26th  92 on the 8th  86 on the 24th         92 04/06
Highs AOA 90:                1              1               0                2
First 90:                                                                    03/26
Lowest            28 on the 21st  28 on the 18th    36 on the 9th  28 04/18, 03/21
Lows AOB 32:                 2              3               0                5
Last Freeze:                                                                   04/02
Rainfall:
Highest 24-hour   1.36 13th-14th  1.90 11th-12th  2.85 16th-17th     2.85 05/16-17
Measurable RainDays          13              14              16                43
Total                     5.54          4.87           7.76            18.17
Snowfall:
Highest 24-hour               0        0.5 14th                0
Total Snowfall              0.0            0.5             0.0               0.5
Last Measurable                                                                04/14

Spring at Harrison was slightly above average in terms of temperatures. This was due
largely to warmer low temperatures, which were nearly a degree above the 30-year average.
This was one of the few times in the last 30 years where the warmest temperature during
the season occurred in March or April instead of May. In fact, since 1990, the only times
this has happened have been 1990, 1995, 1999, 2011, 2017 and now 2020.

Rainfall was above average for the second Spring in a row, and a frequent occurrence.

.Seasonal Temperatures
The average high temperature was the warmest since 2018
The average low temperature was the warmest since 2018
The average seasonal temperature was the warmest since 2018

.Daily Temperatures During the Season
Days with lows AOB 32: 5 (fewest since 2016)
Days with highs AOA 90: 2 (most since 2014)

.Seasonal Rainfall...
It was the wettest Spring in three years (since 2017). There were 43 days with measurable
rainfallwell above the average of 32 during the Spring season.

.Seasonal Snowfall
Even though snowfall was below average, it was the snowiest Spring since 2017. Measurable
snowfall occurred on one day.  The snow on April 14th was the latest at Harrison since
2013, and most recently tied April 14, 1980 for the 3rd latest measurable snowfall on record
at Harrison.

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
April 25th  Winds gusted to 50 MPH during the passage of a strong thunderstorm.


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