...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 97 10/11/1963
10/10/1963
LOW 27 10/30/1917
HIGHEST 85 10/05 75 10 88 10/17
10/16
10/07
LOWEST 36 10/30 52 -16 36 10/30
10/21
10/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.4 74.8 -2.4 77.1
AVG. MINIMUM 50.6 52.6 -2.0 48.9
MEAN 61.5 63.7 -2.2 63.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 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 2.59 4.91 -2.32 2.27
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.16 -0.08 0.07
DAYS >= .01 9 8.2 0.8 5
DAYS >= .10 5 5
DAYS >= .50 2 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.6 -1.6 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.01 10/25 TO 10/26
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 1993
1925
24 HR TOTAL T 10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1993
10/30/1925 TO 10/30/1925
10/28/1925 TO 10/28/1925
SNOW DEPTH T 10/30/1993
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 157 121 36 119
SINCE 7/1 158 132 26 124
COOLING TOTAL 57 81 -24 67
SINCE 1/1 2627 2194 433 2508
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 6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/270 DATE 10/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/270 DATE 10/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 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 OCTOBER 2012...
.SUMMARY...
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STORY FROM OCTOBER WOULD BE THE DOWNTURN IN
TEMPERATURES...PARTICULARLY FROM THE 6TH THROUGH 8TH...AND AGAIN
FROM THE 26TH-29TH. IN TERMS OF AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...IT WAS THE
COOLEST OCTOBER IN SEVERAL YEARS. THE DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL OF -2.2
DEGREES WAS THE GREATEST IN A MONTH AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE SEPTEMBER
OF 2011...AND ONLY THE 4TH MONTH SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2011 WITH A
NEGATIVE DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...THE OTHERS BEING JANUARY...MAY...AND
SEPTEMBER OF 2011.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2009. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2010. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2009.
.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE...
BELOW NORMAL ON 16 DAYS...AT NORMAL ON FOUR DAYS...AND ABOVE NORMAL
ON 11 DAYS.
.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 60 DEGREES...6...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2002.
.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
6TH LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 51 IN 2012 60 IN 1952...1935
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES ON THE 6TH WAS THE COOLEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE IN OCTOBER SINCE 1993...AND THE 9TH COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE
ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER...TYING WITH SEVERAL OTHER DATES.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES ON THE 26TH TIED SEVERAL OTHER
DATES FOR THE 10TH COOLEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
.RAINFALL...
EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH...IT WAS STILL
THE WETTEST OCTOBER SINCE 2009.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
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