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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
700 AM CST MON JAN 1 2007
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEATHER IN 2006 FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD...
JANUARY...IT WAS THE WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1933 AND THE 5TH TO
WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD SINCE 1880. THE AVERAGE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1880 AND WAS THE
SECOND TO WARMEST ON RECORD ONLY TO THAT YEAR. IT WAS
ALSO THE SECOND TIME THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN
JANUARY WAS 60.0 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE WAS THE HIGHEST FOR JANUARY SINCE 1998
AND WAS THE 15TH TO WARMEST ON RECORD SINCE 1880.
IT WAS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR AND THIRD TIME IN THE
LAST FOUR YEARS THAT JANUARY WAS ABOVE NORMAL ON
PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR FOR A
TRACE OF SNOW IN JANUARY.
JANUARY 1...THE HIGH OF 77 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 DEGREES FIRST
SET IN 1910 AND TIED IN 1952. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 70 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
JANUARY 22...THE RAINFALL OF 1.88 INCHES WAS THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS
AT LEAST ONE INCH OF RAINFALL IN A DAY FOR THE YEAR.
FEBRUARY...IT WAS THE 4TH TIME IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT FEBRUARY
WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL. IT WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY SINCE
2002 AND THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THAT FEBRUARY WAS BELOW
NORMAL ON PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 4TH TIME IN THE LAST
FIVE YEARS THAT THERE WAS MEASURABLE SNOWFALL DURING
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY 19...THE HIGH OF 26 DEGREES WAS THE LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF THE YEAR AND THE ONLY TIME THE TEMPERATURE DID NOT
RISE ABOVE FREEZING ON A DAY DURING THE YEAR. THE LOW
OF 18 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE FELL
BELOW 20 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
FEBRUARY 20...THE HIGH OF 35 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME FOR THE
SEASON THAT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES.
MARCH...IT WAS THE SECOND TIME SINCE 2000 THAT MARCH WAS ABOVE NORMAL
ON TEMPERATURE. IT WAS THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 2002 BUT THE
4TH STRAIGHT YEAR THAT MARCH WAS BELOW NORMAL ON
PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 4TH STRAIGHT YEAR THAT THERE WAS
NO SNOWFALL IN MARCH.
MARCH 1...THE HIGH OF 82 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 81 DEGREES SET IN
1972. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80
DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
MARCH 10...THE 39 DEGREE RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DAY (79/40) WAS THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE
HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE FOR A DAY DURING THE YEAR.
MARCH 12...THE HIGH OF 86 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 85 DEGREES SET IN
1967. THE LOW OF 71 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 69 DEGREES SET IN 1967.
MARCH 23...THE HIGH OF 45 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
MARCH 24...THE LOW OF 32 DEGREES WAS THE LAST FREEZE OF THE
SEASON.
MARCH 26...THE LOW OF 33 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
MARCH 27...THE HIGH OF 59 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 60 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
APRIL...IT WAS THE WARMEST APRIL SINCE 1896 AND THE SECOND TO WARMEST
APRIL ON RECORD SINCE 1880. THE AVERAGE HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 79.3 DEGREES WAS THE HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR
APRIL SINCE 1880. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 78.9 DEGREES SET
IN 1954. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE
HIGHEST FOR APRIL SINCE 1927 AND WAS THE 4TH TO WARMEST ON
RECORD SINCE 1880. IT WAS THE WETTEST APRIL SINCE 1991
AND THE 16TH TO WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD SINCE 1880.
APRIL 17...THE HIGH OF 92 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 90 DEGREES SET IN
1937. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 90
DEGREES FOR THE YEAR. IT WAS THE EARLIEST DATE THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES SINCE 1978. THE LOW OF
68 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 66
DEGREES SET IN 1963 AND TIED IN 1976 AND 1995.
APRIL 18...THE HIGH OF 94 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 89 DEGREES SET IN
1948. IT WAS THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE IN APRIL SINCE
APRIL 20 1987.
APRIL 29...THE RAINFALL OF 2.65 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
2.46 INCHES SET IN 1946.
MAY...IT WAS THE WARMEST MAY SINCE 1998 AND IT TIED 1957 FOR THE
25TH TO WARMEST MAY ON RECORD SINCE 1880. IT WAS THE 4TH
STRAIGHT YEAR THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MAY WAS AT LEAST
70.0 DEGREES. IT WAS THE WETTEST MAY SINCE 2003.
MAY 12...THE LOW OF 49 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
MAY 18...THE LOW OF 59 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW 60 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
MAY 26...THE LOW OF 75 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 72 DEGREES SET IN 1914 AND TIED IN 1917 AND
1997.
MAY 28...THE LOW OF 73 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1912.
JUNE...IT WAS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THAT THE AVERAGE HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE WAS 90.0 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE LOWEST FOR JUNE SINCE
2003. IT WAS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR FOR JUNE TO HAVE
LESS THAN 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
JULY...IT WAS THE HOTTEST JULY SINCE 1998 AND THE 14TH TO HOTTEST
JULY ON RECORD SINCE 1879. IT WAS THE DRIEST JULY SINCE
2001 AND THE 8TH TIME IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THAT
JULY HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL ON RAINFALL.
JULY 13...THE LOW OF 80 DEGREES WAS THE HIGHEST MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF THE YEAR.
JULY 14...THE HIGH OF 101 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
REACHED 100 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
JULY 19...THE HIGH OF 104 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 103 DEGREES
SET IN 1980. IT TIED FOR THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
OF THE YEAR.
JULY 20...THE HIGH OF 104 DEGREES TIED THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE OF THE YEAR.
JULY 21...THE HIGH OF 104 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 102 DEGREES SET IN 1974. IT TIED FOR THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF THE YEAR.
AUGUST...IT TIED 1987 FOR THE 12TH TO HOTTEST AUGUST
ON RECORD SINCE 1879. IT WAS THE SECOND STRAIGHT
YEAR THAT AUGUST WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL.
IT WAS THE DRIEST AUGUST SINCE 2003 AND THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THEN RAINFALL IN AUGUST
WAS BELOW NORMAL.
AUGUST 10...THE LOW OF 79 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD FOR THE
HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE WHICH
WAS FIRST SET IN 1885 AND WAS TIED IN 1911 AND
1934.
AUGUST 20...THE HIGH OF 102 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED 100 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
SEPTEMBER...IT WAS THE COOLEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 2003 AND THE FIRST
TIME SINCE THEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS AVERAGED BELOW
NORMAL SINCE THEN. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS THE LOWEST SINCE 1975 AND WAS THE 10TH TO
LOWEST ON RECORD SINCE 1879. IT WAS THE WETTEST
SEPTEMBER SINCE 1996 AND THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1997
RAINFALL WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER 15...THE LOW OF 58 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 60 DEGREES SINCE MAY 18.
SEPTEMBER 29...THE LOW OF 45 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 50 DEGREES SINCE MAY 12.
OCTOBER...IT WAS THE COOLEST OCTOBER SINCE 2002 AND THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS AVERAGED BELOW NORMAL FOR
OCTOBER. IT WAS THE 4TH TIME IN THE LAST 5 YEARS THE
TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED 90 DEGREES DURING OCTOBER. IT
WAS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THAT OCTOBER WAS BELOW
NORMAL ON RAINFALL.
OCTOBER 4...THE HIGH OF 91 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
OCTOBER 12...THE HIGH OF 56 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 60 DEGREES SINCE MARCH 27.
OCTOBER 13...THE LOW OF 37 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1977. IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES SINCE
MARCH 26.
OCTOBER 25...THE RAINFALL OF 1.67 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
1.38 INCHES SET IN 1981.
NOVEMBER...IT WAS THE COOLEST NOVEMBER SINCE 2002 BUT THE 4TH
STRAIGHT YEAR NOVEMBER HAS AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON
TEMPERATURE. IT WAS THE 5TH STRAIGHT YEAR THE TEMPERATURE
HAS REACHED 80 DEGREES DURING NOVEMBER. IT WAS THE SECOND
TIME IN THE LAST SIX YEARS THAT NOVEMBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL
ON RAINFALL.
NOVEMBER 3...THE LOW OF 32 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED FREEZING FOR THE FALL. THE
FREEZE FREE PERIOD OR GROWING SEASON WAS 223 DAYS.
NOVEMBER 10...THE HIGH OF 81 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 80 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
NOVEMBER 15...THE RAINFALL OF 3.91 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR
THE MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 3.64 INCHES SET IN 1927. IT WAS THE MOST
RAINFALL ON ANY DAY DURING THE YEAR AND THE MOST
RAINFALL ON A DAY SINCE OCTOBER 29 1991.
DECEMBER...IT WAS THE WARMEST DECEMBER SINCE 1982 AND THE 22ND TO
WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD SINCE 1879. IT WAS THE FIRST
TIME SINCE 2003 THAT DECEMBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL ON
TEMPERATURE. IT WAS THE WETTEST DECEMBER SINCE 2002
AND THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEN THAT DECEMBER WAS ABOVE
NORMAL ON RAINFALL. IT WAS THE 24TH TO WETTEST DECEMBER
ON RECORD SINCE 1879.
DECEMBER 1...THE HIGH OF 46 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
DECEMBER 8...THE HIGH OF 36 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
THE LOW OF 14 DEGREES WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF
THE YEAR. IT WAS THE EARLIEST DATE THE TEMPERATURE
WAS THIS LOW SINCE 1950.
DECEMBER 17...THE HIGH OF 75 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME
THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 70 DEGREES FOR THE
YEAR.
DECEMBER 30...THE RAINFALL OF 2.50 INCHES WAS THE LAST TIME
THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE INCH OF RAIN IN A
DAY. THE RANGE OF 3 DEGREES BETWEEN THE HIGH
AND LOW TEMPERATURE (60/57) WAS THE SMALLEST
RANGE BETWEEN A HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE FOR
A DAY DURING THE YEAR.
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