...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 86 11/13/1955
LOW 10 11/18/1880
HIGHEST 83 11/03 62 21 82 11/14
LOWEST 29 11/28 42 -13 30 11/30
11/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.5 63.0 1.5 64.9
AVG. MINIMUM 38.9 42.2 -3.3 46.6
MEAN 51.7 52.6 -0.9 55.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 4.1 2.9 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.57 2011
MINIMUM 0.09 1910
TOTALS 1.86 5.28 -3.42 14.57
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.18 -0.12 0.49
DAYS >= .01 6 8.9 -2.9 10
DAYS >= .10 4 7
DAYS >= .50 1 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.8 -0.8 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.30 11/11 TO 11/11
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.4 1880
24 HR TOTAL 9.4 11/17/1880 TO 11/17/1880
SNOW DEPTH 3 11/23/1971
TOTALS 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 T 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 MM MM 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 394 382 12 302
SINCE 7/1 552 514 38 426
COOLING TOTAL 2 10 -8 31
SINCE 1/1 2629 2204 425 2539
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/13 11/13
LATEST 03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/180 DATE 11/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/190 DATE 11/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 10 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 NOVEMBER 2012...
.SUMMARY...
NOVEMBER STARTED OUT ON A WARM NOTE...WITH READINGS TOPPING OUT IN
THE 70S AND 80S DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT
BROUGHT TEMPERATURES DOWN TO BELOW NORMAL LEVELS BY THE 4TH. THERE
WERE PERIODIC WARMUPS AND COOLDOWNS DURING THE MONTH... AND EVEN
WITH ALL OF THE WARM TEMPERATURES. THE MONTH STILL ENDED UP BEING
BELOW THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...AND THE COOLEST IN FOUR
YEARS. MORE SURPRISINGLY...LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH WERE
THE COOLEST IN 17 YEARS.
THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 13TH...WHICH IS
THE AVERAGE FIRST FREEZE DATE FOR LITTLE ROCK. IT WAS THE EARLIEST
SINCE 2010. BARRING ANY SHORT-LIVED DRAMATIC WARMUPS DURING
DECEMBER. THE LAST 80-DEGREE DAY OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 3RD...WHICH
IS THE EARLIEST SINCE 2009.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2008. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 1995. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2008.
.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
BELOW NORMAL ON 17 DAYS AND ABOVE NORMAL ON 13 DAYS.
.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...7 (MOST SINCE 2000)
TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...1 (SAME AS 2011)
.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
3RD HIGH TEMPERATURE 83 IN 2012 83 IN 1909
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES ON THE 3RD WAS THE WARMEST
NOVEMBER TEMPERATURE IN LITTLE ROCK SINCE 2005...AND TIED SEVERAL
OTHER DATES FOR THE 4TH WARMEST NOVEMBER TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.
.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST NOVEMBER SINCE 2009... AND THE 26TH DRIEST ON RECORD.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
11TH 1.30 IN 2012 0.92 IN 2004
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