...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2011
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 04/20/1987
LOW 28 04/08/2007
04/07/1971
04/05/1920
HIGHEST 91 04/19 73 18 85 04/29
04/15
04/13
LOWEST 37 04/05 50 -13 41 04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 77.8 72.9 4.9 78.3
AVG. MINIMUM 54.2 50.0 4.2 54.0
MEAN 66.0 61.4 4.6 66.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.3 0.7 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.81 1927
MINIMUM 0.17 1930
TOTALS 7.23 5.47 1.76 4.67
DAILY AVG. 0.24 0.18 0.06 0.16
DAYS >= .01 10 9.7 0.3 6
DAYS >= .10 8 6
DAYS >= .50 7 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.7 -0.7 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.90 04/25 TO 04/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 2003
1983
1980
24 HR TOTAL T 04/09/2003 TO 04/09/2003
04/19/1983 TO 04/19/1983
04/13/1980 TO 04/13/1980
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV T 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 14.6 4.3 10.3 8.7
LIQUID 7/1 1.46 0.40 1.06 0.87
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL T 04/19 TO 04/19
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 70 150 -80 42
SINCE 7/1 2883 3060 -177 3157
COOLING TOTAL 108 52 56 84
SINCE 1/1 128 66 62 90
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 9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/210 DATE 04/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 66/210 DATE 04/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR APRIL 2011...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2010...BUT ALSO
RANKED AS THE 9TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
THE WARMEST SINCE 2006. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE
COOLEST SINCE 2009.
THERE WERE 21 DAYS WITH A DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL...
TWO DAYS AT NORMAL...AND SEVEN DAYS BELOW NORMAL.
THE TEMPERATURE ROSE ABOVE 90 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
ON APRIL 19TH. THIS WAS THE FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY SINCE SEPTEMBER 30TH
2010...AND THE EARLIEST FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY SINCE 2009.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
9TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 69 IN 2011 66 IN 1893
10TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 71 IN 2011 69 IN 1994
19TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 91 IN 2011 90 IN 1987
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES ON APRIL 19TH WAS THE WARMEST
APRIL HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE APRIL 27TH 1987...AND THE 5TH HIGHEST
MAGNITUDE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON APRIL 10TH WAS THE WARMEST
APRIL LOW TEMPERATURE SINCE 73 DEGREES ON APRIL 27TH 1994.
IT WAS THE WETTEST APRIL SINCE 2008.
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
NO SNOW FELL. HOWEVER...HAIL OCCURRED ON THE 19TH AS A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PASSED OVER THE AIRPORT. ALSO...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS
NOTED.
THERE WERE SEVEN DAYS WITH HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH...
AND THREE DAYS WITH HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH.
ON THE 25TH...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 66 MPH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS IT PASSED OVER THE AIRPORT. THIS SET A RECORD
FOR THE HIGHEST WIND GUST ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF APRIL...
SURPASSING THE OLD RECORD OF 65 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON APRIL 25TH
1961. THIS WAS ALSO THE 6TH HIGHEST MAGNITUDE WIND GUST ON RECORD AT
LITTLE ROCK...AND THE HIGHEST WIND GUST SINCE FEBRUARY 5TH 2008.
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