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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
319 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2018

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2017 TO 2/28/2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              83   02/20/1986
 LOW               -6   01/20/1985
HIGHEST            77   02/20        52      25       78  02/28
                                                          02/07
                                                          02/11
LOWEST              7   01/17        34     -27       12  01/07
                                                          12/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     50.8              51.6    -0.8     56.1
AVG. MINIMUM     33.6              34.6    -1.0     40.0
MEAN             42.2              43.1    -0.9     48.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      8               4.5     3.5        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     43              35.3     7.7       20
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          22.70R            12.09   10.61     8.34
DAILY AVG.       0.26              0.13    0.13     0.09
DAYS >= .01        37              28.3     8.7       33
DAYS >= .10        25              18.2     6.8       15
DAYS >= .50        13               8.2     4.8        6
DAYS >= 1.00        6               3.4     2.6        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.03   02/20 TO 02/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           19.2   1979
 24 HR TOTAL      9.1   01/06/1988 TO 02/07/1979
 SNOW DEPTH         9   02/08/1979
                        01/08/1988
TOTALS            1.5               4.0    -2.5      0.8
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.15              0.50   -0.35     0.08
SINCE 7/1         1.5               4.0    -2.5      0.8
 LIQUID 7/1      0.15              0.50   -0.35     0.08
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       4               2.6     1.4        4
DAYS >= 1.0         1               1.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   01/16                          1  01/07
 24 HR TOTAL      1.5   01/15 TO 01/16

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2041              1974      67     1537
 SINCE 7/1         MM              2486      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL       3                 3       0       18
 SINCE 1/1          3                 2       1       17

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          03/19
.........................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/200    DATE  02/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/310    DATE  01/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      17
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      1
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      2

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

&&

...Data for North Little Rock for Winter 2017-2018...

.Summary...
Thanks largely to very cold weather in late December and early January,
this was the coldest winter in several years. Also, due largely to
heavy rainfall during the fourth week of December and during much of the
latter half of February, this was the wettest winter in 30 years, and the
wettest winter since records began. It is quite a contrast from achieving
the driest fall on record in 2017.

For the second year in a row, snowfall was below average, but it was still
more than was recorded last year.

.Seasonal Temperatures...
The average high, low and seasonal temperatures were the coldest since 2014-
2015.

There were 43 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which was
the most since the winter of 2013-2014.

There were eight days with high temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the most since the winter of 2013-2014.

There were 11 days with low temperatures at or below 20 degrees, which
was the most since the winter of 2013-2014.

There were three days with low temperatures at or below 10 degrees,
which was the most since the winter of 2013-2014.

The coldest temperature during the winter was 7 degrees above zero,
which was the coldest winter temperature since 1995-1996.

.Seasonal Rainfall...
There were 37 days with measurable rainfall, which was the most since the
winter of 1988-1989, and tied 1988-1989 and 1978-1979 for the most on record
during the winter season. Due largely to record February rainfall, the total
for the season was nearly twice the 30-year average. This made it the wettest
winter since 1987-1988, and the wettest winter on record at North Little Rock.
The previous record was 19.92 inches, which was set in 1987-1988.

.Seasonal Snowfall...
Similar to the previous two winters, there were four days with snowfall. Two
of those days had measurable snow. The total snowfall was well below average,
but it was still the snowiest winter since 2015-2016.

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