Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS54 KLZK 020012
CLMLIT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
607 PM CST WED FEB 1 2017
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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 01/25/1950
LOW -8 01/12/1918
HIGHEST 75 01/31 50 25 75 01/31
01/12
LOWEST 12 01/07 31 -19 22 01/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.1 50.5 4.6 51.8
AVG. MINIMUM 37.3 31.2 6.1 32.3
MEAN 46.2 40.8 5.4 42.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1.7 0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 9 17.3 -8.3 18
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.04 1937
MINIMUM 0.25 2003
TOTALS 1.47 3.55 -2.08 3.55
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.11 -0.06 0.11
DAYS >= .01 11 8.9 2.1 8
DAYS >= .10 5 7
DAYS >= .50 1 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.51 01/16 TO 01/16
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 20.0 1918
24 HR TOTAL 13.0 01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
SNOW DEPTH 15 01/21/1918
TOTALS 0.2 1.6 -1.4 5.7
LIQUID EQUIV 0.02 0.20 -0.18 0.57
SINCE 7/1 0.2 1.8 -1.6 5.7
LIQUID 7/1 0.02 MM MM 0.57
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.6 0.4 4
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T 01/06
24 HR TOTAL 0.2 01/06 TO 01/06
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 574 749 -175 704
SINCE 7/1 1580 1946 -366 1436
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 1
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 1
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 8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/200 DATE 01/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/210 DATE 01/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8
HAZE 0
- 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 ADAMS FIELD FOR JANUARY 2017...
.SUMMARY...
DESPITE VERY COLD WEATHER IN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH...JANUARY
ENDED UP OVER FIVE DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE. ANOMALOUSLY
WARM WEATHER RETURNED TO THE AREA...WITH DAILY TEMPERATURES AS MUCH
AS 10 TO AROUND 25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT
THE END OF THE SECOND WEEK AND END OF THE THIRD.
RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL WERE BELOW AVERAGE.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2012. THE AVERAGE LOW WAS THE
WARMEST SINCE 2006. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE
2012.
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON ONE DAY...BELOW AVERAGE ON SEVEN
DAYS AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON 23 DAYS.
.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST JANUARY SINCE 2011.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN...
NONE.
.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
SNOWFALL WAS THE LEAST IN THE MONTH SINCE 2015.
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN...
NONE.
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