NORMALS:
                   HIGH       LOW        AVG       PCPN
OZARKS               69        46         57       4.33
NORTHEAST            71        49         60       4.99
EAST CENTRAL         71        50         60       5.19
SOUTHEAST            74        51         63       5.14
ARKANSAS VALLEY      75        49         62       4.24
OUACHITAS            71        46         58       5.20
LITTLE ROCK AREA     73        50         61       5.47
SOUTHWEST            75        54         64       3.95

STATE EXTREME TEMPERATURES:

HIGHEST  99 AT HARRISON  4/27/1927
LOWEST   12 AT LEAD HILL 4/13/1957

LITTLE ROCK EXTREMES:

WARMEST AVERAGE  69.2 IN 1981    ALL TIME HIGH        94 ON  4/5/1880
COOLEST AVERAGE  54.9 IN 1983                               4/20/1987
WETTEST         14.81 IN 1927    ALL TIME LOW         28 ON  4/1/1886
DRIEST           0.17 IN 1930                                4/5/1920
SNOWIEST          T IN SEVERAL                               4/7/1971
                    YEARS        MOST RAIN ONE DAY  8.81 ON  4/9/1913
                                 MOST SNOW ONE DAY     T SEVERAL TIMES

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HIGHLIGHTS

April 2, 1982: A rash of tornadoes across the state resulted in 
13 fatalities.

April 6, 1960: Gilbert and other valley locations in the north have 
lows below freezing then warm up into the 90s that afternoon.

April 8-9, 1913: Heavy rains cause flooding in many areas, Little Rock 
has its all time record 24 hour (9.58) and calendar day (8.81)
rainfalls.

April 8 and 11, 1979: Hamburg hit twice by tornadoes three days apart.

April 12-13, 1957: Extreme north central and northwest gets 3 to 
4 inches of snow and most of the state has a freeze. 

April 14, 1996: The deadliest tornado of 1996 moved across Stone and 
Izard Counties...killing 7 people. The tornado was rated an F4.     

April 14-27, 1927: Continued heavy rains cause extensive river 
flooding and many all time record river statges were reached 
including the Arkansas River at Little Rock on the 20th.

April 17, 1870: Little Rock has a white Easter due to snowfall.

April 19, 1968: Tornado at Greenwood with 12 fatalities.

April 21, 1996: Tornado hits downtown Fort Smith and Van Buren 
with two fatalities.