...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 01/25/1950
LOW -8 01/12/1918
HIGHEST 76 01/28 50 26 71 01/17
01/06
LOWEST 24 01/15 31 -7 22 01/03
01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 53.7 50.5 3.2 57.7
AVG. MINIMUM 33.7 31.2 2.5 35.2
MEAN 43.7 40.8 2.9 46.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 1.7 -0.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 20 17.3 2.7 13
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.04 1937
MINIMUM 0.25 2003
TOTALS 4.81 3.55 1.26 2.06
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.11 0.05 0.07
DAYS >= .01 9 8.9 0.1 7
DAYS >= .10 5 3
DAYS >= .50 2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.8 1.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.64 01/12 TO 01/13
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 20.0 1918
24 HR TOTAL 13.0 01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
SNOW DEPTH 15 01/21/1918
TOTALS 0.3 1.6 -1.3 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.03 0.20 -0.17 0.00
SINCE 7/1 10.6 1.8 8.8 1.6
LIQUID 7/1 1.06 MM MM 0.16
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 2 0.6 1.4 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.3 01/15 TO 01/15
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 658 749 -91 569
SINCE 7/1 1729 1946 -217 1584
COOLING TOTAL 5 1 4 0
SINCE 1/1 5 0 5 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 7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/100 DATE 01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/110 DATE 01/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 2
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR JANUARY 2013...
.SUMMARY...
EVEN THOUGH JANUARY WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL...IT WAS STILL THE
COOLEST IN TWO YEARS. THE MONTH STARTED OUT BELOW NORMAL AFTER THE
DECEMBER SNOW HAD FINALLY MELTED. BY THE END OF THE FIRST
WEEK...HOWEVER...A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE BROUGHT ABOUT MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES...WITH READINGS IN THE 70S BY THE 12TH. THIS ALSO
USHERED IN A PERIOD OF RAINY WEATHER...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN
FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE 13TH. BY THE 14TH...HOWEVER...COLDER
WEATHER RETURNED...WITH A MIX OF LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION ON THE
14TH AND 15TH. THOUGH IT DID NOT AMOUNT TO MUCH...IT WAS STILL THE
FIRST MEASURABLE JANUARY SNOWFALL SINCE 2011. THERE WERE MORE
ALTERNATING PERIODS OF WARM AND COOL WEATHER DURING THE MONTH...WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 70S ON THE 28TH AND 29TH. THE FINAL
TWO DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE MUCH COOLER...BUT STILL SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2011.
.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
BELOW AVERAGE ON 13 DAYS...AVERAGE ON TWO DAYS...AND ABOVE AVERAGE
ON 16 DAYS.
.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 DEGREES...3...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
2008.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 40 DEGREES...3...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2011.
LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...20...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2010.
.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
28TH HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 63 IN 2013 60 IN 1970
.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST JANUARY SINCE 2007. THERE WERE TWO DAYS WITH
RAINFALL ONE INCH OR GREATER...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2009. THERE
WAS ONE DAY WITH DAILY RAINFALL TWO INCHES OR GREATER...WHICH WAS
THE MOST SINCE 2007.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE FIRST JANUARY WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL SINCE 2011.
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.ADDITIONAL RECORDS/DATA...
ON JANUARY 28TH...THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 69.5 DEGREES.
THIS WAS THE WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SINCE JANUARY 6TH
2008...AND TIED SEVERAL OTHER DATES FOR THE 7TH HIGHEST DAILY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD AT LITTLE ROCK FOR THE MONTH OF
JANUARY.
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