...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 98 05/31/1998
05/26/1964
LOW 40 05/04/1971
05/02/1963
05/12/1960
HIGHEST 91 05/30 81 10 94 05/22
LOWEST 46 05/05 59 -13 51 05/08
05/04
05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.7 81.0 -1.3 84.9
AVG. MINIMUM 59.4 59.2 0.2 64.0
MEAN 69.6 70.1 -0.5 74.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 3.0 1.0 12
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 15.91 1882
MINIMUM 0.64 1918
TOTALS 11.08 5.05 6.03 4.83
DAILY AVG. 0.36 0.16 0.20 0.16
DAYS >= .01 9 10.6 -1.6 8
DAYS >= .10 6 7
DAYS >= .50 5 3
DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.5 2.5 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.43 05/01 TO 05/02
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV T 0.00 0.00 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 1 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL T 05/25 TO 05/25
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 53 24 29 12
SINCE 7/1 2936 3084 -148 3169
COOLING TOTAL 204 188 16 312
SINCE 1/1 332 254 78 402
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 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/210 DATE 05/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/200 DATE 05/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR MAY 2011...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2009. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2005. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2002.
THERE WERE 13 DAYS WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL...ONE DAY
AT NORMAL...AND 17 DAYS ABOVE NORMAL.
THERE WERE NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES ON THE 2ND WAS THE COOLEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE IN MAY SINCE 1994...AND THE 2ND COOLEST ON RECORD.
THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 49.5 DEGREES ON THE 2ND WAS THE
COOLEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SINCE MAY 2ND 1994...AND THE 3RD
COOLEST ON RECORD.
THERE WERE EIGHT DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 50
DEGREES...WHICH WAS THE MOST IN MAY SINCE 1976.
IT WAS THE WETTEST MAY SINCE 2009...AND THE 9TH WETTEST MAY ON
RECORD.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RAINFALL RECORD WAS BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
1ST DAILY RAINFALL 3.97 INCHES IN 2011 2.31 INCHES IN 1894
THE 3.97 INCHES OF RAIN ON THE 1ST ALSO MARKED THE 10TH WETTEST DAY
ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF MAY...AND THE WETTEST DAY IN MAY SINCE
2009.
DURING THE MONTH...THERE WERE THREE DAYS WITH DAILY RAINFALL TOTALS
AT OR ABOVE 2.00 INCHES...WHICH IS THE MOST SINCE 2009...AND THE
MOST ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
THERE WERE SIX CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FROM
THE 20TH THROUGH THE 25TH. THIS WAS THE MOST CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH
MEASURABLE RAINFALL IN MAY SINCE 1953....AND THE 5TH HIGHEST AMOUNT
ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF MAY. THE RECORD WAS 10 DAYS FROM MAY 10TH
THROUGH MAY 19TH IN 1953.
THE 4.43 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD FROM MAY 1ST
THROUGH THE 2ND WAS THE HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT IN MAY SINCE
1957...AND THE 8TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT ON RECORD IN THE
MONTH OF MAY. THE RECORD WAS 7.71 INCHES FROM MAY 26-27TH 1955.
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PASSED OVER LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD ON THE
25TH. THIS PRODUCED SMALL HAIL.
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