...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2010
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 08/10/1936
LOW 52 08/29/1986
08/29/1967
08/28/1967
HIGHEST 107 08/03 92 15 94 08/04
08/03
LOWEST 62 08/27 71 -9 59 08/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 97.5 92.1 5.4 88.5
AVG. MINIMUM 75.5 70.5 5.0 69.6
MEAN 86.5 81.3 5.2 79.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 29 21.1 7.9 14
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.46 1966
MINIMUM 0.00 1995
TOTALS 1.48 2.93 -1.45 2.75
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.09 -0.04 0.09
DAYS >= .01 6 6.5 -0.5 6
DAYS >= .10 3 4
DAYS >= .50 2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.63 08/08 TO 08/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 674 502 172 443
SINCE 1/1 2338 1706 632 1650
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 6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/140 DATE 08/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/020 DATE 08/21
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 9
- 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 AUGUST 2010...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE WARMEST SINCE
2007...AND THE 6TH WARMEST ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE HIGH WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2007...AND THE 8TH WARMEST ON
RECORD.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS WARMEST SINCE 2007 AND THE 3RD
WARMEST ON RECORD.
IN TERMS OF AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...IT WAS THE 5TH WARMEST MONTH
ON RECORD.
IN TERMS OF AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE...IT WAS THE WARMEST MONTH
SINCE AUGUST 2007 AND THE 9TH WARMEST MONTH ON RECORD.
DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW NORMAL ON THREE DAYS AND ABOVE
NORMAL ON THE REMAINING 27 DAYS.
THERE WERE 13 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES.
THIS WAS THE MOST 100-DEGREE DAYS SINCE AUGUST OF 2000. THERE WERE 4
DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE
MOST SINCE AUGUST OF 2000.
THERE WERE 4 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...
WHICH WAS THE MOST IN ONE MONTH SINCE JULY OF 1998...AND THE MOST IN
THE MONTH OF AUGUST SINCE 1888. IT WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST AMOUNT ON
RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
1ST HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 80 IN 2010 79 IN 1896
2ND HIGH TEMPERATURE 106 IN 2010 105 IN 2008
3RD HIGH TEMPERATURE 107 IN 2010 104 IN 1987
HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 79 IN 2010 79 IN 1987...1980
4TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2010 79 IN 1943...1897
5TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 105 IN 2010 104 IN 1956
13TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 79 IN 2010 79 IN 1943...1881
14TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 80 IN 2010 79 IN 1881
15TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 81 IN 2010 78 IN 1954...1943...1934
22ND HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2010 78 IN 1936
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 107 ON THE 3RD WAS THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE
OBSERVED AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE AUGUST 30TH 2000...AND THE 4TH HIGHEST
MAGNITUDE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 15TH AND THE 4TH WERE THE
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES OBSERVED AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE AUGUST 11TH
1997...AND THE 2ND HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF
AUGUST.
THE LOW OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 14TH AND THE 1ST WERE THE 3RD HIGHEST
LOW TEMPERATURES ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
ON THE 3RD AND THE 4TH...THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 93
DEGREES. THESE WERE THE HOTTEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ON RECORD
IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
FOR THE 2ND AUGUST IN A ROW...RAINFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE
DRIEST AUGUST SINCE 2007.
THERE WERE NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
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