...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
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 80 12/03/2005
12/05/1956
12/24/1955
LOW -1 12/23/1989
12/24/1963
HIGHEST 69 12/31 53 16 74 12/21
LOWEST 25 12/11 34 -9 19 12/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.5 52.3 3.2 50.7
AVG. MINIMUM 35.9 33.7 2.2 31.4
MEAN 45.7 43.0 2.7 41.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.4 -1.4 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 13 14.0 -1.0 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.92 1884
MINIMUM 0.14 1889
TOTALS 7.74 4.97 2.77 2.08
DAILY AVG. 0.25 0.16 0.09 0.07
DAYS >= .01 11 9.7 1.3 6
DAYS >= .10 7 2
DAYS >= .50 4 1
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.4 1.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.72 12/04 TO 12/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.8 1963
24 HR TOTAL 9.8 12/22/1963 TO 12/22/1963
SNOW DEPTH 8 12/23/1963
TOTALS 1.6 0.2 1.4 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.16 0.00 0.16 0.00
SINCE 7/1 1.6 0.2 1.4 T
LIQUID 7/1 0.16 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 2 0.2 1.8 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 12/07
24 HR TOTAL 1.6 12/06 TO 12/07
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 589 683 -94 733
SINCE 7/1 1015 1197 -182 1148
COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0
SINCE 1/1 2539 2206 333 2809
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 5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/080 DATE 12/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/070 DATE 12/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR DECEMBER 2011...
TEMPERATURE
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AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH....WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW.....WARMEST SINCE 2006
AVERAGE MONTHLY.........WARMEST SINCE 2006
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
AT NORMAL........ 0 ABOVE NORMAL.....19 BELOW NORMAL.....12
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE........69 ON THE 31ST
LOWEST TEMPERATURE.........25 ON THE 11TH
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 60 DEGREES......11...MOST SINCE 2008
LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING.........13...FEWEST SINCE 2006
DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
RAINFALL
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MONTHLY RAINFALL......WETTEST SINCE 2009...AND THE 15TH WETTEST ON RECORD
DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE OLD RECORD NEW RECORD
4TH 1.54 IN 2002 3.00 IN 2011
5TH 1.90 IN 1936 2.07 IN 2011
SNOWFALL
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THIS WAS THE FIRST DECEMBER WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT LITTLE ROCK
SINCE 2005...AND THE MOST SNOWFALL IN DECEMBER SINCE 2004. IT WAS
THE 20TH SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.1 INCHES...WHICH WAS THE
MOST SINCE 2004.
DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
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