...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 91 03/31/1974
LOW 11 03/03/1943
HIGHEST 83 03/23 64 19 83 03/31
LOWEST 32 03/11 43 -11 27 03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.3 64.2 -0.9 65.4
AVG. MINIMUM 44.7 42.6 2.1 42.4
MEAN 54.0 53.4 0.6 53.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 4.0 -3.0 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.43 1897
MINIMUM 0.52 1925
TOTALS 4.18 4.88 -0.70 2.24
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.16 -0.03 0.07
DAYS >= .01 7 10.0 -3.0 9
DAYS >= .10 5 6
DAYS >= .50 3 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.8 -0.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.89 03/05 TO 03/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.0 1892
24 HR TOTAL 8.0 03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892
TOTALS 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.10 -0.10 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 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 354 369 -15 343
SINCE 7/1 2813 2910 -97 3115
COOLING TOTAL 19 14 5 6
SINCE 1/1 20 14 6 6
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 03/03 11/13
LATEST 03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/310 DATE 03/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/290 DATE 03/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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 MARCH 2011...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2002. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2007...AND THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2009.
THERE WERE 15 DAYS WITH A DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL...
AND 16 DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
THE TEMPERATURE ROSE ABOVE 80 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
ON MARCH 20TH. THIS WAS THE FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY SINCE NOVEMBER 12TH
2010. THERE WERE TWO DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...WHICH
WAS THE MOST SINCE 2009.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW FREEZING...WHICH
WAS THE FEWEST SINCE 2006.
THERE WERE NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
IT WAS THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 2009.
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
FOR THE SECOND MARCH IN A ROW...THERE WAS NO SNOWFALL.
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