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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
819 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2020

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...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020...

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
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              87   02/05/1927
 LOW              -24   02/12/1899
HIGHEST            81   02/02        47      34       75  02/04
LOWEST             11   02/14        28     -17       10  01/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.1              48.2     2.9     49.0
AVG. MINIMUM     32.2              28.3     3.9     31.1
MEAN             41.6              38.3     3.3     40.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               8.4    -7.4        3
DAYS MIN <= 32     50              58.4    -8.4       52
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.6    -0.6        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        16.31   1938
 MINIMUM         2.66   1963
TOTALS           9.54              8.40    1.14    13.20
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.09    0.01     0.15
DAYS >= .01        27              24.2     2.8       33
DAYS >= .10        16                                 21
DAYS >= .50         5                                  9
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.7     0.3        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.39   01/10 TO 01/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           42.2   1918
 24 HR TOTAL     14.3   02/15/1993 TO 02/15/1993
 SNOW DEPTH        14   02/16/1993
TOTALS            0.3               8.7    -8.4      3.5
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.03              0.90   -0.87     0.35
SINCE 7/1         0.8
 LIQUID 7/1      0.08              0.80   -0.72     0.39
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 T       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE      10                MM      MM       14
DAYS >= 1.0         0                MM      MM        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         T   02/06                          2  01/20
 24 HR TOTAL      0.3   02/06 TO 02/06           01/19 TO 01/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2112              2408    -296     2231
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3193      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL       2                 1       1        0
 SINCE 1/1          2                 0       2        0

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    25/160    DATE  02/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/270    DATE  12/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           38
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             26
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         27

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

-  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 Harrison for the Winter Season 2019-2020...

.Summary...
Going by the averages, winter was warm...a little three degrees
above the 30-year mean. Rainfall initially was lacking
in December, but January and February attempted to make up for
it. For snow lovers, this was the second disappointing winter,
with barely any measurable snowfall.

.Seasonal Temperatures...
The average high, low, and seasonal temperatures were the warmest
since 2016-2017.

There were 50 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the fewest since the winter of 2016-2017.

.Seasonal Precipitation...
Though above the 30-year average, this was the driest Winter since
2016-2017.

There were 27 days with measurable rainfall, which was the fewest in
winter since 2017-2018, but still above the average of 24.

.Seasonal Snowfall...
This season had the least amount of measurable snowfall since the
winter of 1962-1963.

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