Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
229 AM CST THU DEC 02 2021

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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            106   09/01/1947
 LOW              10   11/18/1880
HIGHEST          100   09/01         MM      MM       91  09/12
                                                          09/09
                                                          09/10
LOWEST            29   11/26         MM      MM       31  11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    76.2               73.7     2.5     73.3
AVG. MINIMUM    53.1               51.4     1.7     52.5
MEAN            64.7               62.5     2.2     62.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    11               11.5    -0.5        7
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     5                5.3    -0.3        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          7.01              12.20   -5.19     9.36
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.13   -0.05     0.10
DAYS >= .01       21               23.2    -2.2       24
DAYS >= .10       13               15.9    -2.9       15
DAYS >= .50        5                7.5    -2.5        6
DAYS >= 1.00       2                3.7    -1.7        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.57   1MM01 TO 10/02               2.36
 STORM TOTAL    1.56                                  MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           9.4   1880
 24 HR TOTAL     9.4   11/17/1880 TO 11/17/1880
 SNOW DEPTH        3   11/23/1971
                       11/09/1892
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00                  T    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
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    500                581     -81      500
 SINCE 7/1       504                582     -78      500
COOLING TOTAL    495                356     139      332
 SINCE 1/1      2145               1989     156     1455

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/05
LATEST                          03/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/300    DATE  10/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/290    DATE  10/28

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           34
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             39
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         18


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             13     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      13
LIGHT RAIN               32     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      44     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      8

-  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 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 ACTUALLY THE
FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON, WHEN LITTLE ROCK HIT 100 DEGREES FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS. THIS WAS ALSO THE WARMEST FALL
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT LITTLE ROCK IN SEVEN YEARS (SINCE 2014). THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES WERE RECORDED DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS OF
NOVEMBER.

THE LAST 90 DEGREE DAY WAS ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, WHICH WAS THE LATEST
SINCE 2019. THERE WERE 66 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE
90, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2019. THERE WERE FIVE DAYS WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2019,
AND RIGHT AT AVERAGE FOR THE SEASON.

PRELIMINARILY, THE LAST 80 DEGREE DAY WAS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 24TH,
WHICH WAS THE EARLIEST SINCE 2019.

THE FIRST FREEZE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 5TH, WHICH WAS THE EARLIEST
SINCE 2019.

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

.SEASONAL RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST FALL IN FOUR YEARS (SINCE 2017), BUT FAILED TO
RANK EVEN IN THE TOP 20 DRIEST FALLS.

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE NOTABLE.

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