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November 2008 Storm Report |
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| Short Weather Summary |
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| A persistent northwest wind flow aloft brought cooler than normal temperatures in November, but also kept moisture levels down. Less than two inches of rain was common, with rainfall deficits up to five inches below normal. There were no severe storms. |
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| There were two record low temperatures. Check out the records below. |
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Record Low (Date of Occurrence) |
| North Little Rock |
26 (11/21), 23 (11/22) |
| Cool/Dry Trends in November |
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| November started off warm, with above normal temperatures. Readings peaked in the 70s in most areas from the 1st through the 5th. |
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For much of the remainder of November, there was a northwest wind flow aloft. The flow drove several cold fronts through the region from the Plains. Canadian high pressure followed, with hard freezes occurring at times. |
| In the picture: The weather pattern featured Canadian high pressure ("H") riding a northwest wind flow aloft into the region at 6 pm CST on 11/21/2008. |
| Early on the 22nd, temperatures were well into the 20s...with a few teens from northern and eastern Arkansas into central sections of the state. |
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| In the picture: Temperatures as of 4 am CST on 11/22/2008. |
| Low Temperatures (November 22, 2008) |
| Site |
Temp (° F) |
| Deer (Newton Co.) |
15° |
| Gilbert (Searcy Co.) |
16° |
| Calico Rock (Izard Co.) |
18° |
| Salem (Fulton Co.) |
18° |
| West Memphis (Crittenden Co.) |
18° |
| Fayetteville (Washington Co.) |
19° |
| Newport (Jackson Co.) |
19° |
| At Little Rock (Pulaski County), the low temperature on the 22nd was 23 degrees. The last time it was this cold this early was 1997, when the mercury dipped to 23 degrees on November 17th. |
| From Warmest to Coolest at Little Rock (Pulaski County) |
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High Temp |
Low Temp |
Mean |
Departure from Normal |
| November 1 |
77° |
53° |
65° |
+8° |
| November 22 |
43° |
23° |
33° |
-16° |
| In addition to the cold, it was dry. When moisture recovered ahead of approaching fronts, it was not appreciable enough to yield much rain. |
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For example, on the 24th...most areas received less than a half inch of rain ahead of a cold front. There was a swath of heavier precipitation (1 to 2 inch amounts) from Hot Springs (Garland County) through Little Rock (Pulaski County) and on into east central Arkansas. However, this swath was narrow. |
| In the picture: The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed scattered to numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the southeast half of Arkansas at 648 am CST on 11/24/2008. |
| 24 Hour Rainfall through 6 am CST on November 24, 2008 |
| Site |
Amount (Inches) |
| Hot Springs (Garland Co.) |
1.57 |
| Amity (Clark Co.) |
1.55 |
| Clarendon (Monroe Co.) |
1.48 |
| Bonnerdale (Hot Spring Co.) |
1.31 |
| Hopper (Montgomery Co.) |
1.30 |
| Marianna (Lee Co.) |
1.25 |
| Stuttgart (Arkansas Co.) |
1.14 |
| While the flow aloft shifted to the southwest around Thanksgiving Day (the 27th), and it did warm up (high temperatures in the 60s)...it was brief. A northerly flow returned to end the month. Much colder air surged into the area on the 30th, with much below normal temperatures. A light mixture of rain and snow was noted over the northern half of Arkansas. |
| Rainfall Deficits in November, 2008 |
| Site |
Amount (Inches) |
Departure (Inches) |
| Greers Ferry (Cleburne Co.) |
0.80 |
-5.12 |
| DeQueen (Sevier Co.) |
1.37 |
-4.37 |
| Morrilton (Conway Co.) |
1.39 |
-4.35 |
| Batesville L&D (Independence Co.) |
1.27 |
-4.21 |
| North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.) |
1.78 |
-3.96 |
| Fayetteville (Washington Co.) |
0.88 |
-3.86 |
| Harrison (Boone Co.) |
1.16 |
-3.80 |
| Dardanelle (Yell Co.) |
1.57 |
-3.79 |
| In the Tropics |
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| There was one tropical system in November, but it was major. Paloma formed on the 5th just off the coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras. The system moved northeast across the Caribbean Sea, and became a Category 4 hurricane before reaching Cuba on the 8th. Paloma dissipated over Cuba on the 9th. |
| Additional November Details |
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| For more details about November, 2008...go to the "Temperatures and Precipitation" section below. |
| Temperatures and Precipitation |
| Temperatures were generally below normal in November. Readings at Little Rock are shown to right. |
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Rainfall was below normal. Amounts at Little Rock are shown to left. |
| To right, a look at precipitation across the state. |
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| For a look at actual temperatures and precipitation in Arkansas as measured by the cooperative observer network, click here. |
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