...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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 87 02/25/1918
LOW -12 02/12/1899
HIGHEST 77 02/27 56 21 64 02/20
LOWEST 10 02/11 35 -25 21 02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.0 55.6 1.4 46.7
AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 34.8 0.5 29.8
MEAN 46.2 45.2 1.0 38.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 1.3 2.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12 11.2 0.8 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 12.74 1882
MINIMUM 0.51 1947
TOTALS 4.04 3.33 0.71 4.34
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.12 0.02 0.16
DAYS >= .01 10 8.3 1.7 6
DAYS >= .10 6 5
DAYS >= .50 2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.12 02/01 TO 02/01
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 11.6 1921
24 HR TOTAL 8.5 02/23/1966 TO 02/23/1966
SNOW DEPTH 9 02/19/1921
TOTALS 8.9 1.3 7.6 7.2
LIQUID EQUIV 0.89 0.10 0.79 0.72
SINCE 7/1 14.6 3.7 10.9 8.7
LIQUID 7/1 1.46 0.40 1.06 0.87
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 6 MM MM 6
DAYS >= 1.0 2 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 6 02/10
24 HR TOTAL 5.9 02/09 TO 02/09
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 522 563 -41 739
SINCE 7/1 2459 2541 -82 2772
COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 0
SINCE 1/1 1 0 1 0
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 8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/310 DATE 02/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/060 DATE 02/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 6
- 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 FEBRUARY 2011...
THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW...AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE WARMEST
SINCE 2009.
DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE NORMAL ON 15 DAYS...AND BELOW
NORMAL ON 13 DAYS.
THERE WERE NINE DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 70 DEGREES...
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 1999. THERE WERE FOUR DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR
BELOW FREEZING...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 1996.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 10 DEGREES ON THE 11TH WAS THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE IN FEBRUARY AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE FEBRUARY 4TH 1996...
WHEN THE MERCURY FELL TO 5 DEGREES.
THERE WERE NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
IT WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2009...BUT RAINFALL WAS STILL ABOVE
AVERAGE...AND AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN EACH FEBRUARY FROM 2005 THROUGH
2009.
THERE WERE NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
8.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL...MAKING IT THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY SINCE
1979...AND THE 6TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.5 INCHES...AS WAS THE
CASE IN FEBRUARY 2010. THIS TIED FEBRUARY 1895 AND 2010 FOR THE 5TH
HIGHEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
4TH DAILY SNOWFALL 2.1 INCHES IN 2011 0.1 INCHES IN 1907...1906
9TH DAILY SNOWFALL 5.9 INCHES IN 2011 0.7 INCHES IN 1994
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