...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2010...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2010
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 10/11/1963
10/10/1963
LOW 27 10/30/1917
HIGHEST 92 10/10 75 17 88 10/08
10/09
LOWEST 34 10/30 52 -18 37 10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.4 75.1 5.3 67.8
AVG. MINIMUM 50.9 51.5 -0.6 51.0
MEAN 65.6 63.3 2.3 59.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 0.7 3.3 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.56 2009
MINIMUM 0.01 1944
TOTALS 2.11 4.25 -2.14 16.56
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.14 -0.07 0.53
DAYS >= .01 6 7.5 -1.5 14
DAYS >= .10 6 12
DAYS >= .50 2 6
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.5 -1.5 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.69 10/23 TO 10/24
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 1993
1925
24 HR TOTAL T 10/30/1993 TO 10/30/1993
10/30/1925 TO 10/30/1925
10/29/1993 TO 10/29/1993
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV T 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 MM 0.00 MM 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 63 124 -61 181
SINCE 7/1 63 137 -74 182
COOLING TOTAL 90 72 18 16
SINCE 1/1 2806 2074 732 1938
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 5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/270 DATE 10/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/270 DATE 10/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 7
- 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 OCTOBER 2010...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2007. THE AVERAGE HIGH
WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1971...AND THE 5TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE
AVERAGE LOW WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2008.
DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW NORMAL ON SIX DAYS...AT NORMAL
ON ON THREE DAYS...AND ABOVE NORMAL ON THE REMAINING 22 DAYS.
THERE WERE 4 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES...
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2006.
THE FOUR DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES PROPELLED
2010 INTO THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE YEAR WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES...CAPPING THE
YEAR OFF AT 117 DAYS. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 115 DAYS...WHICH
OCCURRED IN 1954...AND MOST RECENTLY IN 1998.
THE FINAL 90-DEGREE DAY OCCURRED ON THE 10TH...WHICH WAS THE LATEST
SINCE 2005.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 34 DEGREES ON THE 30TH WAS THE COOLEST LOW
TEMPERATURE IN OCTOBER SINCE 2008.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
5TH LOW TEMPERATURE 42 IN 2010 42 IN 1987...1979
9TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 92 IN 2010 91 IN 1963
IT WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE 2005.
THERE WERE NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.
ON THE 24TH...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PASSED OVER LITTLE ROCK ADAMS
FIELD. THE STORM PRODUCED HAIL TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER. A 63 MPH
WIND GUST WAS RECORDED. THIS WAS THE HIGHEST WIND GUST ON RECORD
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT LITTLE ROCK. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
A GUST OF 60 MPH...WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 26TH 1991. THIS WAS
ALSO THE 9TH HIGHEST MAGNITUDE WIND GUST EVER RECORDED AT LITTLE
ROCK.
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