Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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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
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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.
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...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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