NWS Little Rock, AR - NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Aug 2023)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 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            112   08/03/2011
                       08/09/1934
 LOW              41   08/31/1915
HIGHEST           99   08/21         88      11       97  08/15
LOWEST            56   08/16         67     -11       60  08/24
                                                          08/12
                                                          08/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    89.1               88.7     0.4     88.5
AVG. MINIMUM    68.0               66.5     1.5     66.5
MEAN            78.5               77.6     0.9     77.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    12               14.3    -2.3       12
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.56   1915
 MINIMUM           T   2007
TOTALS          3.78               3.42    0.36     2.86
DAILY AVG.      0.12               0.11    0.01     0.09
DAYS >= .01        6                8.1    -2.1        5
DAYS >= .10        4                                   5
DAYS >= .50        2                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.33   08/09 TO 08/09
 STORM TOTAL    2.33
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   10/27/1913
TOTALS           0.0                 MM      MM      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                 MM      MM       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM    MM                           0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    430                391      39      397
 SINCE 1/1      1316               1247      69       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          04/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/240    DATE  08/06
                                25/280          08/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/300    DATE  08/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

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.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 89.1 (+0.4) WAS TIED FOR THE 63RD
HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2012.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 68.0 (+1.5) WAS THE 25TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 78.5 (+0.9) WAS TIED FOR THE 40TH HOTTEST
AND WARMEST SINCE 2011.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 1 DAY.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 16 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 14 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 3.78 (+0.36) WAS TIED FOR THE 42ND
WETTEST ON RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2020.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.


.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH.