Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
000 CXUS54 KLZK 080406 CLSLIT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1102 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2019 ................................... ...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 ................................................................ 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 ................................................................. 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. && ...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. $$ 57