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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED FORMATTING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1110 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2023

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            114   08/03/2011
 LOW             -12   02/12/1899
HIGHEST          104   08/15         73      31      100  09/01
LOWEST             2   12/23         52     -50       -1  02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM    75.1               72.3     2.8     73.2
AVG. MINIMUM    53.0               51.1     1.9     52.6
MEAN            64.0               61.7     2.3     62.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    98               76.4    21.6       66
DAYS MAX <= 32     2                3.1    -1.1        8
DAYS MIN <= 32    63               50.1    12.9       47
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       81.79   2009
 MINIMUM       28.26   1963
TOTALS         48.29              50.42   -2.13    43.71
DAILY AVG.      0.13               0.14   -0.01     0.12
DAYS >= .01       96              105.9    -9.9      116
DAYS >= .10       62               71.3    -9.3       74
DAYS >= .50       31               34.2    -3.2       37
DAYS >= 1.00      13               14.6    -1.6       12
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.30   03/21 TO 03/22               3.13  06/07 TO 06/08

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          32.6   1960
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
 SNOW DEPTH       15   02/18/2021
TOTALS           6.1                3.8     2.3     20.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.60               0.40    0.20     2.00
SINCE 7/1        0.1                0.6    -0.5       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.01               0.00    0.01       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE     16                2.2    13.8        7
DAYS >= 1.0        2                1.1     0.9        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   03/12                          15  02/18
 24 HR TOTAL     3.3   03/11 TO 03/11               11.8  02/17 TO 02/17

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2798               3165    -367     2803
 SINCE 7/1      1099               1264    -165       MM
COOLING TOTAL   2576               1989     587     2164
 SINCE 1/1      2576               1990     586       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/12
LATEST                          03/13
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/320    DATE  05/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/250    DATE  09/24

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          105
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            120
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         79


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             65     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               44     RAIN                      55
LIGHT RAIN              117     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          6     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SLEET                     10
FOG                     114     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     18
HAZE                     72

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

...A REVIEW OF 2022 WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS
FIELD...

SUMMARY
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.YEARLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 75.1 WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST YEAR AND
WARMEST SINCE 2016.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 53.0 WAS TIED FOR THE 50TH HOTTEST
YEAR AND WARMEST SINCE 2017.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 64.0 WAS THE 12TH HOTTEST YEAR AND
WARMEST SINCE 2016.

THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES OCCURRED ON AUG 15TH, WHICH
WAS THE HOTTEST READING SINCE 2016 AND TIED FOR 32TH HOTTEST
TEMPERATURE OF ANY YEAR.

THERE WERE 18 DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 9TH MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS AND THE MOST SINCE 2012.

THERE WERE 98 DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 6TH MOST 90 DEGREE DAYS AND THE MOST SINCE 2010.

THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE OF 2 DEGREES OCCURRED ON DEC 23TH, WHICH WAS
THE COLDEST READING SINCE 2021 AND TIED FOR THE 17TH COLDEST
TEMPERATURE OF ANY YEAR.

THERE WERE 63 DAYS WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 19TH MOST AND THE MOST SINCE 2014.

THERE WERE 2 DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 25TH FEWEST DAYS AND THE LEAST SINCE 2020.

THE ANNUAL RANGE, OR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEARLY MAXIMUM AND YEARLY
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 102 DEGREES.

THE FIRST FREEZE OCCURRED ON NOV 12TH AND THE LAST FREEZE OCCURRED
ON MAR 13TH.

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST SEP 24TH: 56 MPH/250 DEGREES.


.YEARLY RAINFALL...
THE YEARLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 48.29 INCHES WAS THE 69TH WETTEST ON
RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2020.

.YEARLY SNOWFALL...
THE YEARLY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 6.1 INCHES WAS TIED FOR THE 46TH
SNOWIEST ON RECORD AND SNOWIEST SINCE 2021.

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PLEASE REMEMBER, ALL DATA LISTED BELOW IS PRELIMINARY UNTIL FINAL
QUALITY CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

(DFN = DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL)

2022 TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AND EXTREMES      LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        AVERAGE TEMPERATURES            TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
MONTH   HIGH    LOW     MONTHLY   DFN   MAX     DATE(S)     MIN   DATE(S)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
JAN     54.7    29.7    42.2     +1.5   72       13         17    22
FEB     57.0    32.5    44.8     +0.1   72       17/11      23    13/06/05
MAR     67.7    42.7    55.2     +2.5   82       06         26    12
APR     74.0    52.2    63.1     +1.7   85       29/24      33    01
MAY     83.7    63.6    73.7     +3.8   97       13         53    01
JUN     90.7    70.9    80.8     +2.8   100      25/22      61    03
JUL     97.0    76.1    86.6     +5.2   103      26         71    15/11
AUG     91.5    72.9    82.2     +1.4   104      15         67    19/14
SEP     89.9    64.8    77.3     +3.3   101      21         51    30/29
OCT     78.6    52.1    65.4     +2.8   92       15         33    19
NOV     62.3    41.8    52.0     +0.9   83       09         25    21/17
DEC     53.9    36.5    45.2     +2.2   74       29          2    23
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANNUAL  75.1    53.0    64.0     +2.3  104       AUG 15      2    DEC 23


2022 RAINFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES      LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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MONTH   RAINFALL  DFN        MAX/CALENDAR DAY  MAX/24 HOURS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
JAN     4.31      +0.81       1.75/09TH         2.38/08TH-09TH
FEB     5.30      +1.33       2.07/17TH         2.07/17TH
MAR     6.29      +1.33       2.93/22ND         3.30/21ST-22ND
APR     5.24      -0.35       1.49/13TH         1.59/12TH-13TH
MAY     4.91      -0.17       0.84/05TH         1.50/21ST-22ND
JUN     4.22      +0.67       1.50/06TH         1.55/01ST-02ND
JUL     3.22      -0.11       0.90/27TH         1.44/27TH-28TH
AUG     1.40      -1.76       1.06/17TH         1.06/17TH
SEP     0.63      -2.38       0.22/24TH         0.29/24TH-25TH
OCT     2.22      -2.25       1.08/29TH         1.09/29TH-30TH
NOV     4.40      -0.32       1.96/24TH         2.01/23TH-24TH
DEC     6.15      +1.07       2.61/13TH         2.62/12TH-13TH
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANNUAL 48.29      -2.13       2.93  MAR 22      3.30  MAR 21-22


2022 SNOWFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES      LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MONTH   SNOW   DFN   MAX/CALENDAR DAY    MAX/24 HOUR    GREATEST DEPTH/DATE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
JAN     0.6    -0.5      0.6/15TH        0.6/15TH          1/15TH-16TH
FEB     2.1    +0.5      2.1/03RD        2.1/03RD          2/03RD-04TH
MAR     3.3    +2.8      3.3/11TH        3.3/11TH          3/12TH
APR     0.0     0.0      0.0             0.0               0
OCT     0.0     0.0      0.0             0.0               0
NOV     T       0.0      T/12TH/14TH     T/12TH/14TH       0
DEC     0.1    -0.5      0.1/22ND        0.1/22ND          0
—-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ANN.    6.1    +2.3      3.3 MAR 11      3.3  MAR 11       3  MAR 12


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MISCELLANEOUS DATA (FIRST/LAST DATES, ETC.)  LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING       63
DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW ZERO           00
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING       02
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES     98
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES    18
LAST FREEZE                                   MARCH 13TH
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY                           MARCH 2ND
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY                           MAY 9TH
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY                            OCTOBER 15TH
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY                            NOVEMBER 9TH
FIRST FREEZE                                  NOVEMBER 12TH


DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE   RECORD TYPE                 NEW RECORD     PREVIOUS RECORD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
05/09  HIGH TEMPERATURE            90 IN 2022     90 IN 2007
05/10  HIGH TEMPERATURE            90 IN 2022     90 IN 1973, 1962
05/11  HIGH TEMPERATURE            94 IN 2022     91 IN 1880
05/12  HIGH TEMPERATURE            94 IN 2022     92 IN 1998, 1987, 1962
05/13  HIGH TEMPERATURE            97 IN 2022     93 IN 1962
06/22  HIGH TEMPERATURE           100 IN 2022    100 IN 1988, 1954
07/26  HIGH TEMPERATURE           103 IN 2022    103 IN 2012
08/15  HIGH TEMPERATURE           104 IN 2022    104 IN 2007, 1954, 1943
08/17  COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE    77 IN 2022     77 IN 1981
09/21  HIGH TEMPERATURE           101 IN 2022    100 IN 2005
09/24  HIGH TEMPERATURE            98 IN 2022     94 IN 2016, 1961, 1907
11/09  HIGH TEMPERATURE            83 IN 2022     82 IN 2005


DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
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DATE   RECORD TYPE                  NEW RECORD     PERVIOUS RECORD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03/16  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      69 IN 2022     69 IN 1956
04/22  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      69 IN 2022     69 IN 1925, 2001
05/19  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      73 IN 2022     73 IN 1896
06/15  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      78 IN 2022     78 IN 2016, 1925
07/09  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      81 IN 2022     79 IN 1998
07/20  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      83 IN 2022     81 IN 2016
07/26  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      80 IN 2022     80 IN 2016,1925,1912,1897
10/19  LOW TEMPERATURE              33 IN 2022     33 IN 1989


DAILY RECORD RAINFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DATE   NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03/22  2.93 IN 2022     1.09 IN 1948


DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DATE   NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03/11  3.3 IN 2022     T IN 1948, 1932
11/12  T   IN 2022     T IN 2018

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