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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
800 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011
...MAY 2011...ANOTHER RECORD MONTH FOR RAINFALL IN ARKANSAS...
...EXCESSIVE APRIL AND MAY RAINS PRODUCE RECORD SPRING RAINFALL FOR
THE THIRD SPRING OUT OF THE LAST FOUR...
ONCE AGAIN...RECORD RAINS PLAGUED ARKANSAS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.
THE FIRST BOUT BEGAN ON APRIL 30TH...AND LASTED INTO THE 3RD. THE SECOND
ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL LASTED FROM AROUND MAY 20TH THROUGH THE 25TH.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS DURING THE SPRING AFFECTED NORTHERN...WESTERN...AND A
LARGE PART OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...UNFORTUNATELY...
CONTINUED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DEFICIT.
ALL OF THE RECORD RAINFALL PRODUCED RECORD FLOODING ALONG THE WHITE AND
BLACK RIVERS IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS...WITH HIGH RIVER STAGES
EXPECTED TO LAST INTO EARLY JUNE ALONG THE WHITE RIVER.
ALL DATA BELOW ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL
CLIMATIC DATA CENTER IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.
.MAY 2011...
THE STATIONS LISTED BELOW RECORDED ONE OF THE 10 WETTEST MAYS ON RECORD.
AT FIVE STATIONS...IT WAS THE WETTEST MAY ON RECORD.
COLUMNS LISTED BELOW
1 - STATION
2 - MAY 2011 RAINFALL /INCHES/
3 - RANK - WETTEST MAYS ON RECORD
4 - WETTEST MAY SINCE
5 - WETTEST MAY ON RECORD OR PREVIOUS WETTEST MAY ON RECORD
6 - RAINFALL RECORDS SINCE
1 2 3 4 5 6
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CLARENDON 16.15 1ST 2009 15.42 IN 2009 1904
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 14.54 1ST 1946 13.90 IN 1946 1941
CABOT 4SW 14.42 1ST 2009 13.69 IN 2009 1918
MAMMOTH SPRING 12.51 1ST 1961 11.55 IN 1961 1904
GEORGETOWN 11.26 1ST 1930 10.95 IN 1930 1912
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MOUNTAIN VIEW 13.03 2ND 1946 13.36 IN 1946 1924
DEER 12.96 2ND 1990 17.35 IN 1990 1975
MELBOURNE 5W 12.54 2ND 2000 13.29 IN 2000 1948
SALEM 12.25 2ND 1961 14.85 IN 1961 1955
HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT 12.18 2ND 1990 19.44 IN 1990 1986
MOUNTAIN HOME 1NNW 11.82 2ND 1946 11.87 IN 1946 1902
AUGUSTA 2NW 11.45 2ND 2003 12.57 IN 2003 1943
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 11.14 2ND 2009 12.93 IN 2009 1976
BATESVILLE AIRPORT 10.82 2ND 1946 11.02 IN 1946 1937
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CRYSTAL VALLEY 13.16 3RD 2009 16.39 IN 1968 1941
NIMROD DAM 12.56 3RD 2009 14.90 IN 2009 1939
WASHITA 12.22 3RD 2009 12.80 IN 1990 1951
CONWAY 11.84 3RD 1968 16.10 IN 1935 1890
BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM 11.50 3RD 1961 12.08 IN 1961 1904
GILBERT 10.34 3RD 1990 11.97 IN 1990 1924
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BLAKELY MOUNTAIN DAM 13.92 4TH 2009 19.00 IN 1968 1950
NEWPORT 12.10 4TH 2003 13.81 IN 1957 1892
EVENING SHADE 1NNE 10.67 4TH 2000 14.17 IN 2000 1923
CALICO ROCK 2WSW 10.17 4TH 1936 11.15 IN 1935 1904
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MARSHALL 11.50 5TH 1979 15.32 IN 1920 1892
DES ARC 11.20 5TH 2009 14.01 IN 1957 1903
CLINTON 6SE 10.83 5TH 1983 12.07 IN 1983 1921
GREERS FERRY DAM 10.42 5TH 2003 13.39 IN 1961 1903
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ODEN 1SE 11.36 6TH 1990 15.13 IN 1990 1927
DARDANELLE 10.12 6TH 2009 13.15 IN 1990 1909
DAMASCUS 2NNE 9.98 6TH 2009 14.10 IN 1961 1940
LEAD HILL 9.75 6TH 1990 13.06 IN 1961 1927
MURFREESBORO 1W 8.81 6TH 2009 18.49 IN 2009 1916
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BRINKLEY 11.58 7TH 2009 15.20 IN 1893 1883
HOPPER 1E 10.91 7TH 2009 21.55 IN 1968 1948
BONNERDALE 4SW 9.42 7TH 2009 18.15 IN 1968 1965
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KEO 8.78 8TH 2009 13.76 IN 1955 1948
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LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD 11.08 9TH 2009 15.91 IN 1882 1877
LANGLEY 11.03 9TH 2010 21.06 IN 1968 1948
SEARCY 10.35 9TH 2009 13.63 IN 2003 1892
BIG FORK 1SSE 10.23 9TH 2009 15.90 IN 1946 1944
HARRISON 9.51 9TH 1990 16.87 IN 1961 1891
JACKSONVILLE/LITTLE ROCK AFB 8.48 9TH 2009 13.49 IN 1968 1956
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PARKS 8.93 10TH 2010 18.82 IN 1990 1956
MALVERN 8.89 10TH 2009 16.90 IN 2009 1883
RATCLIFF 7.83 10TH 2009 13.31 IN 1981 1944
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.RECORD DAILY RAINFALL IN MAY...
DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODES IN MAY...THERE WERE SEVERAL
LOCATIONS THAT SET DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS...AND RECORDED SOME OF THE
ALL-TIME WETTEST DAYS IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
COLUMNS LISTED BELOW
1 - STATION
2 - RANK - WETTEST DAYS ON RECORD IN MAY
3 - RAINFALL /INCHES/ AND DATE
4 - WETTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF MAY
1 2 3 4
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CLARENDON 1ST 5.10 02 MAY 2011 4.95 09 MAY 1989
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 1ST 4.35 01 MAY 2011 3.86 02 MAY 1984
CLINTON 6SE 1ST 4.13 02 MAY 2011 4.09 25 MAY 1991
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HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT 2ND 6.00 01 MAY 2011 11.52 20 MAY 1990
BATESVILLE AIRPORT 2ND 4.49 20 MAY 2011 5.36 10 MAY 1943
WASHITA 2ND 4.20 21 MAY 2011 5.10 02 MAY 1954
JASPER 2ND 4.00 02 MAY 2011 4.94 23 MAY 1957
GEORGETOWN 2ND 3.77 02 MAY 2011 4.40 27 MAY 1955
MOUNTAIN HOME 1NNW 2ND 3.66 02 MAY 2011 4.60 10 MAY 1943
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CABOT 4SW 3RD 5.37 01 MAY 2011 5.50 27 MAY 1955
NIMROD DAM 3RD 4.53 21 MAY 2011 4.82 02 MAY 1990
CLARENDON 3RD 4.50 01 MAY 2011 5.10 02 MAY 2011
BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM 3RD 4.27 21 MAY 2011 6.42 12 MAY 1918
CONWAY 3RD 4.12 21 MAY 2011 4.44 02 MAY 1954
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 3RD 4.00 21 MAY 2011 6.50 11 MAY 1943
GILBERT 3RD 3.66 21 MAY 2011 5.08 25 MAY 1944
DEER 3RD 3.48 21 MAY 2011 4.62 03 MAY 1990
BONNERDALE 4SW 3RD 3.42 21 MAY 2011 7.20 20 MAY 1990
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DARDANELLE 4TH 4.40 02 MAY 2011 4.96 08 MAY 1978
PERRY 4TH 4.33 21 MAY 2011 8.04 17 MAY 2003
HOPPER 1E 4TH 4.25 02 MAY 2011 7.55 06 MAY 1961
MURFREESBORO 1W 4TH 4.10 02 MAY 2011 8.48 28 MAY 1998
DES ARC 4TH 3.90 01 MAY 2011 6.92 27 MAY 1955
MOUNTAIN VIEW 4TH 3.65 02 MAY 2011 8.05 09 MAY 1989
MELBOURNE 5W 4TH 3.30 02 MAY 2011 5.20 27 MAY 2000
WASHITA 4TH 3.12 01 MAY 2011 5.10 02 MAY 1954
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NIMROD DAM 5TH 4.10 02 MAY 2011 4.82 02 MAY 1990
DAMASCUS 2NNE 5TH 3.81 21 MAY 2011 5.30 17 MAY 2003
GREERS FERRY DAM 5TH 3.60 21 MAY 2011 4.63 03 MAY 1983
GEORGETOWN 5TH 3.44 01 MAY 2011 4.40 27 MAY 1955
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 5TH 3.27 02 MAY 2011 6.50 11 MAY 1943
EVENING SHADE 1NNE 5TH 3.24 02 MAY 2011 5.64 11 MAY 1943
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AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK...6.92 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD
FROM APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 1ST. THIS IS THE HIGHEST 24-HOUR
RAINFALL TOTAL EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF MAY AT NORTH LITTLE
ROCK...AND ALSO THE 3RD HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT ON RECORD AT
THE STATION.
.SPRING 2011 /MARCH 1ST-MAY 31ST/...
THOUGH MARCH WAS RELATIVELY DRY...APRIL AND MAY WERE RATHER WET
MONTHS IN MUCH OF NORTHERN...WESTERN...AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE
HEAVY RAINFALL PUSHED SPRING RAINFALL TOTALS UP INTO RECORD
TERRITORY. THE STATIONS LISTED BELOW RECORDED ONE OF THE 10 WETTEST
SPRINGS ON RECORD IN 2011.
COLUMNS LISTED BELOW
1 - STATION
2 - SPRING 2011 RAINFALL /INCHES/
3 - RANK - WETTEST SPRINGS ON RECORD
4 - WETTEST SPRING SINCE
5 - WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD OR PREVIOUS WETTEST SPRING
6 - RAINFALL RECORDS SINCE /IF NOT LISTED ABOVE/
1 2 3 4 5 6
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CLARENDON 34.92 1ST 1927 26.89 IN 1927
MAMMOTH SPRING 32.90 1ST 2008 31.37 IN 2008
MELBOURNE 5W 29.86 1ST 2008 27.12 IN 2008
LEAD HILL 29.38 1ST 2008 28.92 IN 2008
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 28.66 1ST 1945 25.65 IN 1945
MOUNTAIN VIEW 28.20 1ST 1979 27.93 IN 1979
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MOUNTAIN HOME 1NNW 30.89 2ND 2008 32.24 IN 2008
SALEM 30.64 2ND 2008 30.96 IN 2008
HARRISON 26.59 2ND 1945 31.98 IN 1945
BATESVILLE AIRPORT 26.13 2ND 1945 26.72 IN 1945
EVENING SHADE 1NNE 25.96 2ND 1973 28.94 IN 1973
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 25.17 2ND 1990 25.67 IN 1990
NEWPORT 24.45 2ND 1957 27.58 IN 1957
HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.33 2ND 1990 38.24 IN 1990
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DEER 29.51 3RD 2008 34.00 IN 1990
CALICO ROCK 2WSW 27.66 3RD 2008 30.43 IN 2008
LEOLA 26.48 3RD 2009 29.10 IN 1957 1943
BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM 26.08 3RD 1973 33.60 IN 1973
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MARSHALL 26.15 4TH 2008 42.03 IN 1927
CABOT 4SW 25.13 4TH 2009 26.93 IN 1957
DES ARC 24.60 4TH 2009 31.33 IN 1973
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MOUNT IDA 27.35 5TH 1990 33.03 IN 1927 1872
CRYSTAL VALLEY 25.34 5TH 2009 28.28 IN 1968
DAMASCUS 2NNE 24.16 5TH 2008 29.82 IN 1961
GILBERT 24.01 5TH 2008 37.30 IN 2008
JASPER 21.50 5TH 2008 31.25 IN 1973 1948
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LANGLEY 26.67 6TH 1990 35.39 IN 1990
CONWAY 24.18 6TH 1979 28.95 IN 1935
STUTTGART 24.06 6TH 2002 28.72 IN 1912 1890
WASHITA 23.17 6TH 2009 29.25 IN 1990
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HOPPER 1E 27.42 7TH 2009 33.93 IN 1968
BLAKELY MOUNTAIN DAM 25.70 7TH 2009 32.08 IN 1957
CLINTON 6SE 24.97 7TH 2008 29.89 IN 1935
KEO 21.16 7TH 2009 26.92 IN 1990
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PERRY 23.91 8TH 2009 34.93 IN 1927 1902
NIMROD DAM 22.30 8TH 2009 30.06 IN 1957
MURFREESBORO 1W 21.20 8TH 2009 30.06 IN 1990
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GREERS FERRY DAM 22.73 9TH 2008 28.62 IN 1961
DARDANELLE 22.00 9TH 2008 31.08 IN 1935
BOONEVILLE 21.10 9TH 2009 40.27 IN 2008
JACKSONVILLE/LITTLE ROCK AFB 20.85 9TH 2009 30.23 IN 1990
BONNERDALE 4SW 20.34 9TH 2009 31.25 IN 1990
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BRINKLEY 24.73 10TH 1964 31.70 IN 1927
PARKS 17.89 10TH 2008 31.96 IN 1990
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