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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1050 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013
...A REVIEW OF 2012 WEATHER AND CLIMATE FOR HARRISON...
SUMMARY
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2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR SINCE 1938...AND THE WARMEST ON RECORD.
IT WAS THE DRIEST YEAR SINCE 2007...AND THE 5TH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD. ONLY
TWO MONTHS...JANUARY AND MARCH...SAW ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL. IN THE REMAINING
MONTHS OF THE YEAR...RAINFALL WAS WELL BELOW AVERAGE. MAY SAW THE GREATEST
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AVERAGE AND ACTUAL RAINFALL...WITH A DEFICIT OF OVER FOUR
INCHES.
FOR THE FIRST YEAR SINCE 2009...SNOWFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE...AND BELOW FIVE
INCHES. THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF MOISTURE ALLOWED FOR MUCH BELOW
AVERAGE SNOWFALL...WITH A DEFICIT OF 10 INCHES. IN FACT...HARRISON HAD OVER
SEVEN TIMES LESS SNOWFALL THAN LITTLE ROCK. ON AVERAGE...LITTLE ROCK SEES
EIGHT INCHES...OR A LITTLE OVER THREE TIMES LESS SNOWFALL IN A GIVEN YEAR
THAN HARRISON.
TEMPERATURES
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--------| AVERAGE TEMPERATURES |---------------EXTREMES---------------
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| MONTH | HIGH LOW AVG DFN | HIGHEST/DATES | LOWEST/DATES |
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| JAN | 52.3 | 32.0 | 42.2 | +5.8 | 69 16TH | 13 18TH |
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| FEB | 53.0 | 34.1 | 43.6 | +3.1 | 74 23RD | 12 11TH |
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| MAR | 72.2 | 48.8 | 60.5 |+11.7 | 84 31ST...17TH | 29 9TH |
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| APR | 73.3 | 51.4 | 62.4 | +4.4 | 90 1ST | 37 21ST |
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| MAY | 82.6 | 58.5 | 70.6 | +4.8 | 93 29TH...28TH | 45 22ND...10TH |
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| JUN | 90.6 | 64.0 | 77.3 | +3.6 | 107 28TH | 50 1ST |
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| JUL | 96.9 | 71.3 | 84.1 | +5.7 | 106 29TH | 64 22ND |
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| AUG | 90.5 | 65.5 | 78.0 | +0.4 | 104 4TH | 56 29TH...21ST |
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| SEP | 81.8 | 59.9 | 70.8 | +1.6 | 99 4TH...3RD | 45 23RD |
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| OCT | 69.1 | 45.4 | 57.2 | -1.7 | 84 23RD | 27 29TH...28TH |
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| NOV | 62.3 | 37.0 | 49.6 | +1.1 | 77 2ND | 25 27TH |
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| DEC | 53.7 | 34.0 | 43.8 | +5.7 | 77 2ND | 16 11TH |
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= YEAR 73.2 50.2 61.7 +3.8 107 JUN 28TH 12 FEB 11TH =
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DFN - DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL
PRECIPITATION - RAINFALL
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|MONTH| TOTAL | DFN | HIGHEST/CALENDAR DAY | HIGHEST/24-HOUR PERIOD |
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| JAN | 3.26 | +0.70 | 2.62/25TH | 2.62/25TH |
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| FEB | 2.14 | -0.50 | 1.24/3RD | 1.24/3RD |
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| MAR | 5.86 | +2.07 | 1.59/20TH | 2.23/20TH-21ST |
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| APR | 1.64 | -2.68 | 0.82/15TH | 0.82/15TH |
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| MAY | 0.59 | -4.10 | 0.26/29TH | 0.47/30TH-1ST |
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| JUN | 1.21 | -3.03 | 0.80/11TH | 0.80/11TH |
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| JUL | 2.96 | -0.18 | 1.76/7TH | 1.76/7TH |
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| AUG | 3.36 | -0.22 | 0.88/1ST | 0.88/1ST |
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| SEP | 2.30 | -1.90 | 0.59/15TH | 0.80/6TH-7TH |
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| OCT | 3.00 | -0.55 | 1.61/12TH | 1.62/12TH-13TH |
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| NOV | 1.13 | -3.10 | 0.74/11TH | 0.74/11TH |
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| DEC | 2.08 | -1.12 | 0.73/31ST | 0.73/31ST |
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= YEAR 29.53 -14.61 2.62 JAN 25TH 2.62 JAN 25TH =
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PRECIPITATION - SNOWFALL/SLEET/HAIL
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|MONTH| TOTAL | DFN | AVG DEPTH | CALENDAR DAY MAX | 24-HOUR MAX |
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| JAN | 0.2 | -4.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 12TH | 0.2 12TH |
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| FEB | 1.0 | -2.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 13TH | 1.0 13TH |
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| MAR | T | -2.0 | 0.0 | T 8TH | T 8TH |
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| APR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | |
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| OCT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | |
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| NOV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | |
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| DEC | 0.3 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 25TH | 0.3 25TH |
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=YEAR | 1.5 -10.0 0.0 1.0 FEB 13TH 1.0 FEB 13TH=
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SUMMARY BY MONTH
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MONTH | WARMEST | COOLEST | MOST | LEAST | MONTHLY/YEARLY
AVG TEMPS/RAIN| SINCE | SINCE | SINCE | SINCE | RANK ON RECORD
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JAN | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 2006 | | | |
AVG LOW | 2006 | | | | 10TH WARMEST
AVG MONTHLY | 2006 | | | |
RAINFALL | | | 2009 | |
SNOWFALL | | | | 2006 |
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FEB | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 2009 | | | |
AVG LOW | 2005 | | | |
AVG MONTHLY | 2005 | | | |
RAINFALL | | | | 2010 |
SNOWFALL | | | | 2007 |
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MAR | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 1910 | | | | WARMEST
AVG LOW | 2007 | | | | WARMEST
AVG MONTHLY | 2007 | | | | WARMEST
RAINFALL | | | 2008 | |
SNOWFALL | | | | 2011 |
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APR | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 2006 | | | |
AVG LOW | 2006 | | | | 7TH WARMEST
AVG MONTHLY | 2006 | | | |
RAINFALL | | | 2001 | |
SNOWFALL | | | | |
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MAY | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 1962 | | | | 10TH WARMEST
AVG LOW | 2004 | | | |
AVG MONTHLY | 1987 | | | | 4TH WARMEST
RAINFALL | | | | 1911 | DRIEST
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JUN | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 1954 | | | |
AVG LOW | | 2006 | | |
AVG MONTHLY | | 2009 | | |
RAINFALL | | | | 2010 |
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JUL | | | | |
AVG HIGH | | 2010 | | | 8TH WARMEST
AVG LOW | | 2010 | | | 6TH WARMEST
AVG MONTHLY | | 2010 | | | 6TH WARMEST
RAINFALL | | | 2010 | |
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AUG | | | | |
AVG HIGH | | 2009 | | |
AVG LOW | | 2009 | | |
AVG MONTHLY | | 2009 | | |
RAINFALL | | | | 2010 |
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SEP | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 2010 | | | |
AVG LOW | 2010 | | | |
AVG MONTHLY | 2010 | | | |
RAINFALL | | | | 2007 |
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OCT | | | | |
AVG HIGH | | 2009 | | |
AVG LOW | | 2008 | | |
AVG MONTHLY | | 2009 | | |
RAINFALL | | | 2009 | |
SNOWFALL | | | | |
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NOV | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 2010 | | | |
AVG LOW | | 2008 | | |
AVG MONTHLY | | 2008 | | |
RAINFALL | | | | 2007 | 13TH DRIEST
SNOWFALL | | | | |
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DEC | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 1984 | | | |
AVG LOW | 1984 | | | | 7TH WARMEST
AVG MONTHLY | 1984 | | | |
RAINFALL | | | | 2010 |
SNOWFALL | | | | 2010 |
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YEAR | | | | |
AVG HIGH | 1954 | | | | 5TH WARMEST
AVG LOW | 1998 | | | | 2ND WARMEST
AVG YEARLY | 1938 | | | | WARMEST
RAINFALL | | | | 2007 |
SNOWFALL | | | | 2009 |
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FIRST/LAST DATES DATE NOTES
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LAST FREEZE | MAR 09TH | EARLIEST SINCE 1995
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY | MAR 13TH | EARLIEST SINCE 2009
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY | APR 09TH | EARLIEST SINCE 1995
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY | SEP 25TH | LATEST SINCE 1997
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY | OCT 25TH | EARLIEST SINCE 2011
FIRST FREEZE | OCT 27TH | EARLIEST SINCE 2009
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NUMBER OF DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES NOTES
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AT OR BELOW FREEZING | 61 | FEWEST SINCE 1999
AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES | 74 | MOST SINCE 1980
AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES | 21 | MOST SINCE 1954
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DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
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MAR 14 HIGH TEMPERATURE 83 IN 2012 82 IN 1938
HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 59 IN 2012 58 IN 1971
MAR 15 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2012 60 IN 1943
MAR 17 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 62 IN 2012 58 IN 1985
MAR 26 HIGH TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2012 81 IN 1991
MAY 02 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2012 67 IN 1959
MAY 28 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 74 IN 2012 70 IN 2006
JUN 25 HIGH TEMPERATURE 103 IN 2012 101 IN 1933
JUN 27 HIGH TEMPERATURE 102 IN 2012 102 IN 1936
JUN 28 HIGH TEMPERATURE 107 IN 2012 104 IN 1936
JUN 29 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2012 74 IN 1928
JUL 06 HIGH TEMPERATURE 103 IN 2012 101 IN 1926
JUL 25 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2012 76 IN 1983
JUL 30 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 80 IN 2012 79 IN 1999
OCT 06 LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 49 IN 2012 52 IN 1988
OCT 22 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 68 IN 2012 62 IN 2004
DEC 02 HIGH TEMPERATURE 77 IN 2012 75 IN 1950
HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 62 IN 2012 62 IN 1982
DEC 03 HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 62 IN 2012 60 IN 1998
DAILY RECORD RAINFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
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JAN 25 2.62 IN 2012 1.45 IN 1949
FEB 03 1.24 IN 2012 0.97 IN 1997
DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
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DEC 20 TRACE IN 2012 TRACE IN 1995...1983...1977
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