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

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/31/1998
                        05/26/1964
 LOW               11   03/03/1943
HIGHEST            88   05/25        MM      MM       91  05/26
                        03/26                             05/25
LOWEST             33   04/15        MM      MM       19  03/05
                        03/07                             03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.7              72.8    -1.1     71.7
AVG. MINIMUM     51.7              51.6     0.1     50.8
MEAN             61.7              62.2    -0.5     61.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               2.4    -2.4        5
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               3.6    -3.6        4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          17.87             14.69    3.18    23.46
DAILY AVG.       0.19              0.16    0.03     0.26
DAYS >= .01        43              30.3    12.7       36
DAYS >= .10        30              21.2     8.8       25
DAYS >= .50        12              10.2     1.8       13
DAYS >= 1.00        4               4.4    -0.4        9
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.26   04/11 TO 04/12


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           12.0   1875
 24 HR TOTAL     12.0   03/06/1875 TO 03/06/1875
 SNOW DEPTH         8   03/17/1892
TOTALS            0.0               0.4    -0.4        T
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1           T               3.5    -3.5      0.2
 LIQUID 7/1        MM                MM      MM     0.02
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     468               539     -71      593
 SINCE 7/1       2929              3052    -123     3118
COOLING TOTAL     195               279     -84      272
 SINCE 1/1        195               281     -86      278

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/300    DATE  04/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/310    DATE  04/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             38
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         39

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

&&

...Little Rock Adams Field Supplemental Climate Summary for Spring 2020...

.Summary

Little Rock, AR Spring 2020 Stats
Month               March             April         May               Season
Temperature
Highest        88 on the 26th    84 on the 8th  88 on the 25th   88 05/25, 03/26
Highs AOA 90:              0                0               0                 0
Lowest           33 on the 7th    33 on the 15th   43 on the 9th   33 04/15, 03/07
Lows AOB 32:               0                0               0                 0
Rainfall:
Highest 24-hour 1.76 30th-31st    2.26 11th-12th  1.95 16th-17th     2.26 04/11-12
Measurable RainDays        16                14              13                43
Total Rainfall          5.42            6.41           6.04            17.87
Last Freeze                                                        (occurred in Winter)
First 80 Day          03/26 (earliest since 2018)
First 90 Day                                                                 None


Though it was the warmest Spring in two years, the season finished below average in
terms of temperatures, and this was largely due to highs being below average. Lows,
however, were the warmest in two years. Though there were no Spring freezes for the
first time in eight years (since 2012), there were also no 90-degree days for the first
time in three years.

Rainfall was above average, though this Spring was not nearly as wet as last year.
However, in terms of days with measurable rainfall, this Spring was in one of the top
five on record.

.Seasonal Temperatures
The average high was the exact same as 2019
The average low was the warmest in two years (since 2018)
       The average seasonal temperature was the warmest in two years (since 2018)

.Daily Temperatures During the Season
Days with lows <  32: 0 (first time since 2012)
Days with highs > 90: 0 (first time since 2017)

.Seasonal Rainfall...
Even though rainfall was above average for the second Spring in a row, the quantity
was the smallest in two years (since 2018). It was about the 40th wettest Spring.

There were 43 days with measurable rainfall. This most recently ties 1945 for the 4th
highest number of measurable rainfall days in Spring at Little Rock since official
rainfall records began in 1874.

Little Rock, AR Days with Measurable Rainfall in Spring (March 1-May 31)
Rank  Year# of Days
 1  1957  48
 2  2015  47
 3  1990  46
 4  2020  43
          1945  43
          1929  43
 5  1973  42
          1882  42

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