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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
520 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012
...A REVIEW OF 2011 WEATHER AND CLIMATE FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS
FIELD...
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DFN - DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL
MONTHLY TEMPERATURES
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HIGHEST/ LOWEST/
MONTH HIGH LOW AVG DFN DATES DATES
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JAN 48.7 29.9 39.3 -1.5 77/29TH 13/13TH
FEB 57.0 35.2 46.1 +1.3 77/27TH 10/11TH
MAR 63.3 44.7 54.0 +0.6 83/23RD 32/11TH
APR 77.8 54.2 66.0 +3.9 91/19TH 37/ 5TH
MAY 79.7 59.4 69.6 -1.5 91/30TH 46/ 5TH 4TH
JUN 95.0 73.4 84.2 +5.1 100/27TH 68/12TH
JUL 97.7 76.1 86.9 +4.1 105/12TH 69/ 5TH
AUG 95.1 74.2 84.7 +2.2 114/ 3RD 67/12TH
SEP 83.7 60.3 72.0 -3.0 96/ 1ST 53/23RD
OCT 77.1 48.9 63.0 -0.7 88/16TH 17TH 36/30TH 21ST
NOV 64.9 46.6 55.8 +3.2 82/14TH 30/30TH
DEC 55.6 35.9 45.7 +2.7 69/31ST 25/11TH
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AUG FEB
YEAR 74.6 53.2 63.9 +1.2 114 3RD 10 11TH
MONTHLY RAINFALL
HIGHEST IN A HIGHEST IN
MONTH RAIN DFN CALENDAR DAY 24 HOURS
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JAN 0.94 -2.61 0.34/ 9TH 0.34/ 9TH
FEB 4.04 +0.38 2.12/ 1ST 2.12/ 1ST
MAR 4.18 -0.50 1.89/ 5TH 1.89/ 5TH
APR 7.23 +2.09 1.90/25TH 1.90/25TH
MAY 11.08 +6.21 3.97/ 1ST 4.43/ 1ST-2ND
JUN 1.17 -2.48 1.09/28TH 1.08/28TH
JUL 0.24 -3.03 0.15/29TH 0.15/29TH
AUG 5.60 +3.01 1.43/ 9TH 1.90/ 8TH- 9TH
SEP 1.17 -2.01 0.60/18TH 0.69/18TH-19TH
OCT 2.27 -2.64 0.84/23RD 0.84/23RD
NOV 14.57 +9.29 6.06/21ST 6.22/21ST-22ND
DEC 7.74 +2.77 3.00/ 4TH 3.72/ 4TH- 5TH
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YEAR 60.23 +10.48 6.06 NOV 21ST 6.22 NOV 21ST-22ND
MONTHLY SNOWFALL/SOLID PRECIPITATION
AVERAGE HIGHEST IN A
MONTH SNOW DFN SNOW DEPTH CALENDAR DAY
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JAN 5.7 +4.1 0.4 5.6/ 9TH
FEB 8.9 +7.6 0.5 5.9/ 9TH
MAR 0.0 -0.4 0.0
APR T T/19TH HAIL
MAY T T/25TH HAIL
JUN 0.0
JUL 0.0
AUG 0.0
SEP 0.0
OCT 0.0
NOV 0.0 0.0 0.0
DEC 1.6 +1.4 0.1 1.3/ 7TH
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YEAR 16.2 +12.6 0.1 5.9 FEB 9TH
SEASONAL DATA
SEASON HIGH LOW AVG DFN RAIN DFN SNOW DFN
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WINTER 52.13 32.20 42.2 -0.6 7.06 -5.12 14.6 +11.5
SPRING 73.30 52.77 63.2 +1.0 22.49 +7.80 0.0 - 0.4
SUMMER 95.93 74.57 85.3 +3.8 7.01 -2.50
FALL 75.23 51.93 63.6 -0.2 18.01 +4.64 0.0 0.0
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...HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR...
AVERAGE YEARLY HIGH TEMPERATURE.....COOLEST SINCE 2010....9TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE YEARLY LOW TEMPERATURE......WARMEST SINCE 2010
AVERAGE YEARLY TEMPERATURE..........WARMEST SINCE 2007....9TH WARMEST ON RECORD
YEARLY RAINFALL.....................WETTEST SINCE 2009...21ST WETTEST ON RECORD
YEARLY SNOWFALL....................SNOWIEST SINCE 1966...6TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH.....................MOST SINCE 2010
LAST FREEZE OF THE SEASON..............11 MAR
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY....................20 MAR
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY....................19 APR
FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY....................27 JUN
LAST 100-DEGREE DAY....................08 AUG
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY....................29 SEP
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY....................14 NOV
FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON..............30 NOV
THE FOLLOWING ALL-TIME RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE YEAR
TYPE OF RECORD NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 114 - 08/03/2011 112 - 07/31/1986
HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 85 - 08/03/2011 83 - 07/29/1930...07/12/1936
HIGHEST DAILY AVG TEMP 99.5 - 08/03/2011 95.5 - 07/31/1986
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.DAILY...
THE FOLLOWING DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE YEAR...
DATE TYPE OF RECORD NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
04/09 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2011 66 IN 1893
04/10 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 71 IN 2011 69 IN 1994
04/19 HIGH TEMPERATURE 91 IN 2011 90 IN 1987
06/04 HIGH TEMPERATURE 99 IN 2011 96 IN 1977
06/19 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2011 78 IN 1932
06/27 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2011 78 IN 2009...1980...1978...1969
07/10 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 82 IN 2011 80 IN 1881
08/02 HIGH TEMPERATURE 106 IN 2011 106 IN 2010
08/03 HIGH TEMPERATURE 114 IN 2011 107 IN 2010
08/03 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 85 IN 2011 79 IN 2010...1987...1980
08/04 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 84 IN 2011 81 IN 2010
08/05 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 82 IN 2011 81 IN 1888
08/06 HIGH TEMPERATURE 108 IN 2011 104 IN 1956
08/06 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2011 80 IN 1888
08/07 HIGH TEMPERATURE 108 IN 2011 106 IN 1962
08/31 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 77 IN 2011 77 IN 1982...1951...1947
09/16 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 64 IN 2011 68 IN 1949
10/16 HIGH TEMPERATURE 88 IN 2011 87 IN 1897
11/14 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2011 68 IN 1955
11/20 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 67 IN 2011 64 IN 1942
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
YEAR...
DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
05/01 3.97 IN 2011 2.31 IN 1894
08/09 1.43 IN 2011 1.30 IN 1916
11/15 5.12 IN 2011 3.91 IN 2006
11/21 6.06 IN 2011 1.54 IN 1934
12/04 3.00 IN 2011 1.54 IN 2002
12/05 2.07 IN 2011 1.90 IN 1936
THE FOLLOWING DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
YEAR...
DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
01/09 5.6 IN 2011 5.0 IN 1962
02/04 2.1 IN 2011 0.1 IN 1907...1906
02/09 5.9 IN 2011 0.7 IN 1994
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.MONTHLY...
MONTHLY RECORDS SET DURING THE YEAR...
MONTH RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
APR HIGHEST WIND GUST 66 MPH - 04/25/2011 65 MPH - 04/25/1961
JUL MOST HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 90 31 DAYS IN 2011 31 DAYS 2010...1993...1986
AUG HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 114 - 08/03/2011 110 - 08/10/1936
HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 85 - 08/03/2011 82 - 08/11/1997
HIGHEST WIND GUST 77 MPH - 08/07/2011 64 MPH - 08/20/1993
NOV MONTHLY RAINFALL 14.57 IN 2011 13.14 IN 1988
JANUARY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 2003......5TH DRIEST ON RECORD
SNOWFALL......................SNOWIEST SINCE 2000...19TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH................MOST SINCE 2000....11TH HIGHEST ON RECORD
FEBRUARY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 2009
SNOWFALL......................SNOWIEST SINCE 1979....6TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH................MOST SINCE 2010.....5TH HIGHEST ON RECORD
TIED WITH 2010...1895
MARCH
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2002
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2007
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2009
APRIL
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2010....9TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2008
MAY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2005
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2002
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2009....9TH WETTEST ON RECORD
JUNE
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 1953....3RD WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009....4TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2009....3RD WARMEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 1990
JULY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 1998....5TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 1998....2ND WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 1998....4TH WARMEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 1986.....3RD DRIEST ON RECORD
AUGUST
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2010
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2010....7TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2010
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2008
SEPTEMBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 1975....8TH COOLEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 1989
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 2010
OCTOBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2001
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2009
NOVEMBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2004
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 1999
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 1988........WETTEST ON RECORD
DECEMBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2006
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2009...15TH WETTEST ON RECORD
SNOWFALL......................SNOWIEST SINCE 2005
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH................MOST SINCE 2004
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...SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS...
WINTER /DECEMBER 1ST-FEBRUARY 28TH/
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009-2010
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2009-2010
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...WARMEST SINCE 2009-2010
SEASONAL RAINFALL...............DRIEST SINCE 2005-2006....13TH DRIEST ON RECORD
SEASONAL SNOWFALL.............SNOWIEST SINCE 1987-1988...7TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD
SPRING /MARCH 1ST-MAY 31ST/
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2007
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...COOLEST SINCE 2009
SEASONAL RAINFALL..............WETTEST SINCE 2009....14TH WETTEST ON RECORD
SUMMER /JUNE 1ST-AUGUST 31ST/
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2010.....4TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2010.....2ND WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...COOLEST SINCE 2010.....3RD WARMEST ON RECORD
SEASONAL RAINFALL..............WETTEST SINCE 2009
FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/
AVERAGE HIGH...................COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW....................COOLEST SINCE 2008
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...COOLEST SINCE 2009
SEASONAL RAINFALL..............WETTEST SINCE 2009....12TH WETTEST ON RECORD
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