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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
612 PM CST THU DEC 1 2016

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2016 TO 11/30/2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2016

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   09/01/1947
 LOW               10   11/18/1880
HIGHEST            96   09/16        MM      MM       99  09/08
                        09/08                             09/07
                        09/14
LOWEST             29   11/20        MM      MM       30  11/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.0              74.5     4.5     77.7
AVG. MINIMUM     56.1              53.1     3.0     56.1
MEAN             67.6              63.8     3.8     66.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     22               9.6    12.4       20
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      4               4.2    -0.2        3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           5.78             13.37   -7.59    14.98
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.15   -0.09     0.16
DAYS >= .01        12              24.4   -12.4       21
DAYS >= .10         7              16.8    -9.8       16
DAYS >= .50         5               7.9    -2.9        9
DAYS >= 1.00        3               4.2    -1.2        5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.83

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            9.4   1880
 24 HR TOTAL      9.4   11/17/1880 TO 11/17/1880
 SNOW DEPTH         3   11/23/1971
                        11/09/1892
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00                 T    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00                MM      MM     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     339               514    -175      324
 SINCE 7/1        339               514    -175      324
COOLING TOTAL     597               403     194      519
 SINCE 1/1       2650              2204     446     2489

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

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/290    DATE  11/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  11/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           44
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             33
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      27     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      6

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR FALL 2016...

.SUMMARY...
IT WAS A WARM AND DRY FALL...IN FACT ONE OF THE WARMEST FALL SEASONS
ON RECORD.

.SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE SEASONAL HIGH TEMEPRATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1963...
AND THE 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE SEASONAL LOW TEMPERATURE
WAS AS EQUALLY WARM AS 2015. THE AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE WAS
THE WARMEST SINCE 1931...AND THE 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD.

.SEASONAL RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST FALL SINCE 1953...BUT FAILED TO MAKE THE TOP TEN
DRIEST EVER RECORDED.

.SEASONAL SNOWFALL...
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW...NO SNOW FELL DURING THE FALL.

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
THE LAST 90 DEGREE DAY WAS ON OCTOBER 5TH. THE FIRST FREEZE WAS
RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 13TH. BOTH OF THESE WERE THE EARLIEST
OCCURRENCES IN TWO YEARS.

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