Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1102 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2019
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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2019 TO 5/31/2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2019
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 05/31/1998
05/26/1964
LOW 11 03/03/1943
HIGHEST 91 05/26 MM MM 92 05/30
05/25 05/14
05/19
LOWEST 19 03/05 MM MM 28 04/08
03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.7 72.8 -1.1 74.6
AVG. MINIMUM 50.8 51.6 -0.8 51.1
MEAN 61.3 62.2 -0.9 62.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 2.4 2.6 9
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 3.6 0.4 6
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 23.46 14.69 8.77 12.28
DAILY AVG. 0.26 0.16 0.10 0.13
DAYS >= .01 36 30.3 5.7 27
DAYS >= .10 25 21.2 3.8 20
DAYS >= .50 13 10.2 2.8 11
DAYS >= 1.00 9 4.4 4.6 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 5.44 04/18 TO 04/18
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 T 0.4 -0.4 T
LIQUID EQUIV T 0.00 0.00 T
SINCE 7/1 0.2 3.5 -3.3 1.7
LIQUID 7/1 0.02 MM MM 0.17
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.3 0.7 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL T 03/03 TO 03/03
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 593 539 54 553
SINCE 7/1 3118 3052 66 3078
COOLING TOTAL 272 279 -7 390
SINCE 1/1 278 281 -3 399
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 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/060 DATE 04/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/070 DATE 04/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 38
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 34
- 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 Spring 2019...
.Summary...
Spring 2019 was cooler than average by nearly a degree. This was due
largely to frequent rainfall and associated cloud cover. Unlike last
spring, there were no late snows or significant freezes.
.Temperatures...
The average high, low and seasonal temperature were the coolest
since 2014. There were five days with 90-degree weather, which was
the least amount since 2017. There were four days with freezing
temperatures, which was the fewest since 2017. The first 90-degree
day occurred on May 24th, which was the latest in two years.
.Rainfall...
It was the wetttest Spring since 2016, and the 10th wettest Spring
on record. There were 36 days with measurable rainfall, which was
the most since 2015.
.Snowfall...
The only snow that fell was a trace on March 3rd. This marks the
second year that only a trace of snow was noted during the Spring,
and the fourth consecutive year with no measurable Spring snowfall.
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