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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
229 AM CST THU DEC 02 2021

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2021 TO 11/30/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
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            105   09/03/2000
                       09/01/2000
 LOW              14   11/29/1976
HIGHEST           96   09/01         74      22       89  09/11
                       09/04
                                                          09/09
                                                          09/10
LOWEST            29   11/26         54     -25       31  11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    73.9               72.4     1.5     71.9
AVG. MINIMUM    54.6               53.0     1.6     53.7
MEAN            64.3               62.7     1.6     62.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                9.7    -5.7        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                3.3    -1.3        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         13.89              12.36    1.53     8.81
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.14    0.01     0.10
DAYS >= .01       22               23.6    -1.6       MM
DAYS >= .10       14               15.9    -1.9       MM
DAYS >= .50        5                8.0    -3.0        8
DAYS >= 1.00       3                4.0    -1.0       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   5.78   1MM02 TO 10/03               1.80
 STORM TOTAL    5.27                                  MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           4.0   1983
 24 HR TOTAL     4.0   11/26/1980 TO 11/26/1980
 SNOW DEPTH        4   11/27/1980
TOTALS           0.0                0.1    -0.1      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.1    -0.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.2    -0.2       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0    MM                           0.0
 STORM TOTAL     0.0                                  MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    509                571     -62      491
 SINCE 7/1       509                572     -63      491
COOLING TOTAL    469                363     106      308
 SINCE 1/1      2026               2008      18     1402

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          04/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/340    DATE  10/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/150    DATE  10/11

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      15
LIGHT RAIN               29     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

-  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 FALL 2021...

.SUMMARY...
THE SEASON FINISHED WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR
THE THIRD FALL IN A ROW.

THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE WAS RECORDED ON THE 4TH AND 1ST OF
SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE MERCURY HIT 96 DEGREES. THERE WERE FOUR DAYS
WITH 90-DEGREE READINGS, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN TWO YEARS, BUT STILL
WELL BELOW THE SEASONAL AVERAGE OF TEN. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS
29, WHICH WAS RECORDED IN THE FINAL DAYS OF NOVEMBER. THERE WERE TWO
DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS BELOW
AVERAGE, BUT WAS THE MOST FREEZING DAYS IN FALL IN TWO YEARS.

THE LAST 90-DEGREE DAYS WAS ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, WHICH WAS THE LATEST
SINCE 2019. THE LAST 80-DEGREE DAY, PRELIMINARILY, WAS ON OCTOBER
24TH, WHICH WAS THE LATEST SINCE 2019. THE FIRST FREEZE OCCURRED ON
NOVEMBER 13TH, WHICH WAS THE EARLIEST IN TWO YEARS.

.SEASONAL AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW, AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WERE ALL THE
WARMEST IN FOUR YEARS (SINCE 2017).

.SEASONAL RAINFALL...
THANKS TO OCTOBER, FALL ENDED UP BEING ABOVE AVERAGE IN TERMS OF
RAINFALL. THIS WAS THE WETTEST FALL IN TWO YEARS (SINCE 2019).

.SEASONAL SNOWFALL...
FOR THE SECOND FALL IN A ROW, THERE WAS NO SNOWFALL RECORDED.

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
OCT.  2ND - THIS WAS THE WETTEST CALENDAR DAY AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK
SINCE NOVEMBER 18, 1988, AND THE 2ND WETTEST CALENDAR DAY, AND FALL
DAY ON RECORD. ONLY NOVEMBER 18, 1988 WAS WETTER, WITH 7.01 INCHES.
OCT. 28 - THE PRESSURE FELL TO 29.33 INCHES. THIS WAS THE LOWEST
RECORDED PRESSURE AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE JANUARY 2017. IT ALSO
BROKE THE RECORD FOR LOWEST PRESSURE AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK IN THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE FOR OCTOBER
WAS 29.35 INCHES, WHICH WAS SET ON OCTOBER 16, 2006. LOOKING AT ALL
PRESSURE DATA SINCE THE NWS OFFICE MOVED TO NORTH LITTLE ROCK IN
LATE 1975, THIS MOST RECENTLY TIED JANUARY 22, 2017 FOR THE 11TH
LOWEST PRESSURE ON RECORD.

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