Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CXUS54 KLZK 020019
CLSLIT
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
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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
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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.
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...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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