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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
520 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012
...A REVIEW OF 2011 WEATHER AND CLIMATE FOR HARRISON...
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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 44.7 25.6 35.2 -1.2 76/29TH 5/13TH 12TH
FEB 48.8 29.5 39.1 -1.4 71/17TH -2/10TH
MAR 59.5 38.2 48.8 0.0 83/20TH 25/ 1ST
APR 72.5 49.6 61.0 +2.0 89/ 8TH 35/ 5TH 1ST
MAY 73.8 53.9 63.9 -1.9 88/ 9TH 8TH 37/ 3RD
JUN 89.6 67.4 78.5 +4.6 96/30TH 61/23RD
JUL 97.0 71.7 84.4 +6.0 103/10TH 66/ 5TH
AUG 93.4 69.3 81.4 +3.8 112/ 3RD 60/26TH
SEP 78.7 54.0 66.4 -2.8 97/ 1ST 42/26TH
OCT 71.8 46.8 59.3 +0.4 86/16TH 34/21ST
NOV 59.1 42.1 50.6 +2.1 79/14TH 28/30TH 17TH
DEC 51.0 32.3 41.7 +2.6 66/29TH 19/24TH 10TH
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AUG FEB
YEAR 70.0 48.4 59.2 +1.3 112 3RD -2 10TH
MONTHLY RAINFALL
HIGHEST IN A HIGHEST IN
MONTH RAIN DFN CALENDAR DAY 24 HOURS
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JAN 0.25 -2.31 0.12/20TH 0.12/20TH
FEB 4.43 +1.79 1.57/24TH 1.57/24TH
MAR 2.35 -1.44 0.75/14TH 0.75/14TH
APR 14.73 +10.41 4.04/24TH 5.27/24TH-25TH
MAY 9.51 +4.82 2.26/23RD 3.02/22ND-23RD
JUN 0.93 -3.31 0.33/11TH 0.48/11TH-12TH
JUL 0.91 -2.23 0.40/30TH 0.40/30TH
AUG 3.41 -0.17 0.64/11TH 1.11/ 8TH- 9TH
SEP 3.58 -0.62 1.98/17TH 2.08/16TH-17TH
OCT 2.32 -1.23 0.74/12TH 0.95/11TH-12TH
NOV 5.85 +1.62 2.32/ 8TH 2.32/ 8TH
DEC 3.74 +0.54 0.68/ 3RD 1.26/ 3RD- 4TH
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YEAR 52.01 +7.87 4.04 APR 24TH 5.27 APR 24TH-25TH
MONTHLY SNOWFALL/SOLID PRECIPITATION
AVERAGE HIGHEST IN A
MONTH SNOW DFN SNOW DEPTH CALENDAR DAY
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JAN 2.8 -1.4 0.2 2.0/20TH
FEB 16.6 +13.4 1.5 10.0/ 9TH
MAR T -2.0 0.0 T/27TH
APR 0.0
MAY 0.0
JUN 0.0
JUL 0.0
AUG 0.0
SEP 0.0
OCT 0.0
NOV T -0.4 0.0 T/16TH
DEC 0.9 -0.4 0.0 0.8/ 5TH
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YEAR 20.3 +8.8 0.1 10.0 FEB 9TH
SEASONAL DATA
SEASON HIGH LOW AVG DFN RAIN DFN SNOW DFN
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WINTER 46.57 27.27 36.9 -1.4 5.36 -3.04 21.2 +12.5
SPRING 68.60 47.23 57.9 +0.4 26.59 +13.79 T - 2.3
SUMMER 93.33 69.47 81.4 +4.8 5.25 -7.55
FALL 69.87 47.63 58.8 -0.1 11.75 -0.27 T - 0.5
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...HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR...
AVERAGE YEARLY HIGH TEMPERATURE.....WARMEST SINCE 2007
AVERAGE YEARLY LOW TEMPERATURE......WARMEST SINCE 2007
AVERAGE YEARLY TEMPERATURE..........WARMEST SINCE 2007
YEARLY RAINFALL.....................WETTEST SINCE 2009
YEARLY SNOWFALL.......................LEAST SINCE 2009
LAST FREEZE OF THE SEASON..............31 MAR
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY....................20 MAR
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY....................03 JUN
FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY....................02 JUL
LAST 100-DEGREE DAY....................07 AUG
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY....................13 SEP
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY....................25 OCT
FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON..............17 NOV
THE FOLLOWING ALL-TIME RECORDS WERE TIED OR SET DURING THE YEAR
TYPE OF RECORD NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 112 - 08/03/2011 112 - 07/18/1936...08/09/1934
HIGHEST DAILY AVG TEMP 97.0 - 08/03/2011 94.5 - 07/29/1986
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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
01/29 HIGH TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2011 74 IN 1947
02/17 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 56 IN 2011 55 IN 1961
02/18 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 53 IN 2011 52 IN 1982
03/30 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 39 IN 2011 39 IN 1987
04/08 HIGH TEMPERATURE 89 IN 2011 87 IN 1928
04/10 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 68 IN 2011 66 IN 2001
05/02 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 45 IN 2011 52 IN 1994
05/14 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 54 IN 2011 58 IN 1897
05/30 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 73 IN 2011 72 IN 1989
06/27 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2011 76 IN 1969
07/10 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 103 IN 2011 101 IN 1980
07/11 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2011 80 IN 1969
07/22 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2011 75 IN 2002
08/02 HIGH TEMPERATURE 109 IN 2011 104 IN 1934
08/03 HIGH TEMPERATURE 112 IN 2011 106 IN 1934
HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 82 IN 2011 79 IN 1934
08/06 HIGH TEMPERATURE 108 IN 2011 108 IN 1929
09/16 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 64 IN 2011 66 IN 1949
09/17 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 57 IN 2011 61 IN 1981
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
YEAR...
DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
02/24 1.57 IN 2011 1.20 IN 1979
04/23 3.42 IN 2011 2.15 IN 1930
04/25 4.04 IN 2011 2.28 IN 1912
05/01 2.04 IN 2011 1.91 IN 1970
09/17 1.98 IN 2011 1.65 IN 1912
11/08 2.32 IN 2011 2.06 IN 1979
11/21 1.64 IN 2011 1.64 IN 1916
THE FOLLOWING DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
YEAR...
DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
02/04 3.3 IN 2011 2.5 IN 1906
02/09 10.0 IN 2011 7.0 IN 1912
03/27 T IN 2011 T IN 1996
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.MONTHLY...
MONTHLY RECORDS SET DURING THE YEAR...
MONTH RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
APR WETTEST APRIL 14.73 IN 2011 14.14 IN 1945
MAY LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 45 ON 05/02/2011 49 ON 05/03/1978
GREATEST NUMBER OF HIGHS
BELOW 50 DEGREES 1 IN 2011 1 IN 1978...1907
AUG HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 112 ON 08/30/2011 112 ON 08/09/1934
HIGHEST DAILY AVG TEMP 97.0 ON 08/03/2011 94.5 ON 08/01/1934
JANUARY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2007
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2005
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 1943......3RD DRIEST ON RECORD
SNOWFALL.........................LEAST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH...............LEAST SINCE 2009
FEBRUARY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2001
SNOWFALL......................SNOWIEST SINCE 1993....4TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH................MOST SINCE 1993
MARCH
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2008
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 2007
APRIL
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 1945.........WETTEST ON RECORD
MAY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2005
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2002
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 1990.....8TH WETTEST ON RECORD
JUNE
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 1954
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009.....3RD WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2009.....9TH WARMEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 1966......8TH DRIEST ON RECORD
JULY
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 1954.....7TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 1998.....5TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 1980.....5TH WARMEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 2006.....12TH DRIEST ON RECORD
AUGUST
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 1954....8TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2010....4TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 1980....5TH WARMEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2008
SEPTEMBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 1974
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 1989....8TH COOLEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL........................DRIEST SINCE 2007
OCTOBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2009
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2009
NOVEMBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2008
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....COOLEST SINCE 2008
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2006
DECEMBER
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE....WARMEST SINCE 2006
RAINFALL.......................WETTEST SINCE 2008
SNOWFALL......................SNOWIEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH...................SAME AS 2010
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...SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS...
WINTER /DECEMBER 1ST-FEBRUARY 28TH/
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 2008-2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........WARMEST SINCE 2008-2009
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...WARMEST SINCE 2008-2009
SEASONAL RAINFALL...............DRIEST SINCE 2005-2006
SEASONAL SNOWFALL.............SNOWIEST SINCE 2009-2010...9TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD
SPRING /MARCH 1ST-MAY 31ST/
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...COOLEST SINCE 2009
SEASONAL RAINFALL..............WETTEST SINCE 1945.....2ND WETTEST ON RECORD
SUMMER /JUNE 1ST-AUGUST 31ST/
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.......WARMEST SINCE 1954.....8TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE........COOLEST SINCE 2010.....4TH WARMEST ON RECORD
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...WARMEST SINCE 1980.....4TH WARMEST ON RECORD
SEASONAL RAINFALL..............DRIEST SINCE 2006.......5TH DRIEST ON RECORD
FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/
AVERAGE HIGH...................COOLEST SINCE 2009
AVERAGE LOW....................COOLEST SINCE 2008
AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURE...COOLEST SINCE 2009
SEASONAL RAINFALL...............DRIEST SINCE 2008
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