Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
838 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2020

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2020 TO 8/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   08/03/2011
                       08/30/2000
 LOW              52   06/01/1993
HIGHEST           97   08/10         92       5       96  08/13
                       08/25
                                                          08/07
LOWEST            61   06/11         71     -10       58  06/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    89.0               90.8    -1.8     87.8
AVG. MINIMUM    70.5               71.4    -0.9     70.5
MEAN            79.8               81.1    -1.3     79.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    48               53.9    -5.9       40
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         13.60               9.92    3.68    12.11
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.11    0.04     0.13
DAYS >= .01       26               24.1     1.9       26
DAYS >= .10       15               16.2    -1.2       15
DAYS >= .50        7                6.6     0.4        8
DAYS >= 1.00       4                2.9     1.1        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.37   08/27 TO 08/28               2.69  06/23 TO 06/24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0    MM                           0.0
 STORM TOTAL     0.0                                  MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL   1381               1481    -100     1333
 SINCE 1/1      1560               1777    -217     1593

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/020    DATE  08/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/020    DATE  08/27

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             20     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               12     RAIN                      18
LIGHT RAIN               37     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  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 SUMMER 2020...
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE WARMEST SUMMER IN TWO YEARS, THE SEASONAL HIGH AND
LOW TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE. THIS WAS ALSO THE 5TH SUMMER IN A ROW
WITH NO 100-DEGREE TEMPERATURES (WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A RECORD).

THIS WAS ALSO THE 5TH SUMMER IN A ROW WITH ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL. IT WAS THE
WETTEST SUMMER IN THREE YEARS.

.SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2018. THE AVERAGE LOW
TEPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2017. THE AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE
WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2018.

.SEASONAL PRECIPITATION...
IT WAS THE WETTEST SUMMER SINCE 2017, AND THE 9TH WETTEST SUMMER ON
RECORD. AS WAS THE CASE LAST SUMMER, THERE WERE 26 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE
RAINFALL.

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