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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2021
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 02/25/1918
LOW -12 02/12/1899
HIGHEST 76 02/28 56 20 74 02/02
LOWEST -1 02/16 35 -36 22 02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.4 55.1 -10.7 55.1
AVG. MINIMUM 27.6 34.5 -6.9 35.9
MEAN 36.0 44.8 -8.8 45.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 8 0.8 7.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 19 11.4 7.6 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.0 1.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.04 2018
MINIMUM 0.51 1947
TOTALS 5.02 3.66 1.36 6.02
DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.13 0.05 0.21
DAYS >= .01 13 9.1 3.9 13
DAYS >= .10 8 8
DAYS >= .50 4 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.1 0.9 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.61 02/25 TO 02/26
STORM TOTAL 1.34
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 13.1 1921
24 HR TOTAL 11.2 02/18/1921 TO 02/19/1921
SNOW DEPTH 9 02/19/1921
TOTALS 20.3R 1.3 19.0 T
LIQUID EQUIV 2.00 0.10 1.90 T
SINCE 7/1 20.3 3.1 17.2 MM
LIQUID 7/1 2.03 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2
DAYS >= TRACE 6 0.6 5.4 2
DAYS >= 1.0 2 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 15R 02/18
24 HR TOTAL 11.8R 02/17 TO 02/17 T 02/06 TO 02/06
02/20 TO 02/20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 802 567 235 558
SINCE 7/1 2631 2514 117 2461
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/30
LATEST 02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/290 DATE 02/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/280 DATE 02/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SLEET 2
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR FEBRUARY 2021...
.SUMMARY...
FEBRUARY 2021 AT LITTLE ROCK WAS CERTAINLY A MONTH TO REMEMBER.
AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES,
READINGS TOOK A NOSEDIVE, WITH FEBRUARY ENDING NEARLY NINE DEGREES
BELOW THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE, AND AS ONE OF THE COLDEST FEBRUARYS ON
RECORD. THERE WERE 19 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN SIX YEARS. THERE WERE EIGHT DAYS
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN
FEBRUARY SINCE 1936.
FEBRUARY 2021 ALSO MARKED THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW
ZERO AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE DECEMBER 23, 1989. THERE WERE ALSO FOUR
DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR COLDER, WHICH WAS THE
MOST IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY SINCE 1899. NUMEROUS RECORD LOWS, AS
WELL AS RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET DURING THE THIRD WEEK
OF THE MONTH.
RAINFALL WAS A LITTLE OVER AN INCH AND A QUARTER ABOVE AVERAGE. EVEN
SO, THIS WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY IN FOUR YEARS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NOVEMBER 2018, MEASURABLE SNOW FELL, AND IT
DID SO IN RECORD AMOUNTS. FEBRUARY 2021 WAS NOT ONLY THE SNOWIEST ON
RECORD, BUT BECAME THE SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE RECORDS WERE STARTED IN
LITTLE ROCK IN 1874.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WERE ALL THE COLDEST
IN 43 YEARS (SINCE 1978). THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE 7TH
COLDEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE 6TH COLDEST
ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE 5TH COLDEST ON
RECORD.
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 20 DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE ON
SEVEN DAYS, AND RIGHT AT AVERAGE ON ONE DAY.
.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
THERE WERE NUMEROUS DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
14TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 23 IN 2021 33 IN 1914, 1902
15TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 14 IN 2021 30 IN 1905
LOW TEMPERATURE 7 IN 2021 13 IN 1905
16TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 20 IN 2021 25 IN 1958, 1900
LOW TEMPERATURE -1 IN 2021 14 IN 1900
17TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 21 IN 2021 23 IN 1910
19TH LOW TEMPERATURE 6 IN 2021 17 IN 1910
20TH LOW TEMPERATURE 9 IN 2021 20 IN 1936, 1929
21ST LOW TEMPERATURE 16 IN 2021 16 IN 1968, 1963
ON THE 15TH, THE HIGH OF 14 MOST RECENTLY TIED FEBRUARY 8, 1933 FOR
THE 2ND COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
ON THE 16TH, THE LOW OF -1 WAS THE 5TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
ON THE 16TH, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 9.5 MOST RECENTLY TIED
FEBRUARY 13, 1899 FOR THE 5TH COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON
RECORD IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
ON THE 15TH, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 10.5 MOST RECENTLY TIED
FEBRUARY 10, 1899 FOR THE 6TH COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON
RECORD IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2017.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
THIS WAS THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1921, AND THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY
ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HAD BEEN 13.1 INCHES IN 1921.
ALSO, FEBRUARY HAS BEEN THE SNOWIEST MONTH AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE
JANUARY OF 1918, AND HAS EDGED OUT JANUARY 1918 AS THE SNOWIEST MONTH
ON RECORD. SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN THE LITTLE ROCK AREA IN 1874, THIS
IS ONLY ONE OF TWO MONTHS WITH SNOWFALL OF 20 INCHES OR MORE (THE
OTHER BEING JANUARY 1918).
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
15TH 7.7 IN 2021 2.3 IN 1969
17TH 11.8 IN 2021 6.1 IN 1910
ON THE 17TH, THE 11.8 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL SET A NEW RECORD FOR
THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 8.5 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 23, 1966. THIS ALSO SET A
RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AT LITTLE ROCK FOR THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 11.2 INCHES, AND THAT WAS
FEBRUARY 18-19, 1921.
THE 11.8 INCHES THAT FELL ON THE 17TH ALSO WAS THE HEAVIEST DAILY
SNOWFALL AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE 1875, AND WAS THE 2ND HIGHEST CALENDAR
DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD. ONLY MARCH 6, 1875 HAD MORE SNOW (12.0
INCHES). THIS ALSO CAME IN AS THE 4TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL ON
RECORD AT LITTLE ROCK.
THE 7.7 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL ON THE 15TH ENDED UP AS THE 4TH
HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT
LITTLE ROCK.
8.2 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD ON FEBRUARY 14TH-
15TH ENDED UP AS THE 4TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT LITTLE ROCK.
.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL (THAT IS SNOW GREATER THAN A TRACE) WAS ON THE
GROUND FROM FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH THE 22ND, A TOTAL OF EIGHT DAYS.
THIS WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH SNOW DEPTH OF 1 OR HIGHER
AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE 1988 AND TIED JANUARY 7-14, 1988 FOR THE 5TH
LONGEST PERIOD ON RECORD. THIS PERIOD WAS ALSO THE LONGEST PERIOD
WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 2 OR HIGHER SINCE JAN. 11-FEB. 2, 1918 AND THE
3RD LONGEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD. BASICALLY, IN THIS EIGHT-DAY
PERIOD, LITTLE ROCK RECORDED THE LONGEST STRETCH OF SNOW DEPTH AT OR
ABOVE 5, 6, 7, 8, AND 9 INCHES SINCE JANUARY OF 1918, AND THE 2ND
LONGEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD.
THE SNOW DEPTH OF 15 INCHES MEASURED ON FEBRUARY 18TH MARKED THE
HIGHEST MEASURED SNOW DEPTH AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE JANUARY 21, 1918
AND TIED JANUARY 21, 1918 FOR THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH ON RECORD. IT
IS ALSO NOW THE HIGHEST RECORDED FEBRUARY SNOW DEPTH, BEATING OUT 9
FROM FEBRUARY 19, 1921. NOT SURPRISINGLY, A SNOW DEPTH OF 11 INCHES
MEASURED ON FEBRUARY 19TH MOST RECENTLY TIED WITH JANUARY 20, 1918
FOR THE 4TH HIGHEST SNOW DEPTH ON RECORD AT LITTLE ROCK. AS FAR AS
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH, THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2021 WILL END WITH AN
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF 2.1. THIS IS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH IN
ANY GIVEN MONTH AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE JANUARY OF 1918, AND THE 2ND
HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR ANY GIVEN MONTH.
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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2021
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 02/20/1986
LOW 02/16/2021
HIGHEST 73 02/23 55 18 74 02/02
02/28
LOWEST -1 02/16 36 -37 21 02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.9 54.3 -11.4 53.0
AVG. MINIMUM 27.8 36.3 -8.5 36.2
MEAN 35.4 45.3 -9.9 44.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 1.1 7.9 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 18 9.3 8.7 10
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.0 1.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.38 2018
MINIMUM 0.89 1980
TOTALS 5.23 3.66 1.57 5.17
DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.13 0.06 0.18
DAYS >= .01 14 9.1 4.9 12
DAYS >= .10 10 9
DAYS >= .50 2 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.81 02/28 TO 02/28
STORM TOTAL 1.81
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 15.6 1979
24 HR TOTAL 9.1 02/06/1979 TO 02/07/1979
SNOW DEPTH 9 02/08/1979
TOTALS 18.7R 1.8 16.9 0.3
LIQUID EQUIV 1.90 0.20 1.70 0.03
SINCE 7/1 18.8 4.0 14.8 MM
LIQUID 7/1 1.88 0.00 1.88 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2
DAYS >= TRACE 6 1.2 4.8 3
DAYS >= 1.0 3 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 14R 02/18
24 HR TOTAL 10.9R 02/14 TO 02/15 0.3 02/20 TO 02/20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 822 553 269 585
SINCE 7/1 2664 2486 178 2482
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/30
LATEST 02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/300 DATE 02/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SLEET 2
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
...DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR FEBRUARY 2021...
.SUMMARY...
FEBRUARY 2021 AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK WAS CERTAINLY A MONTH TO
REMEMBER. AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES, READINGS TOOK A NOSEDIVE, WITH FEBRUARY ENDING NEARLY
TEN DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE, AND AS ONE OF THE COLDEST
FEBRUARYS ON RECORD. THERE WERE 18 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR
BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN SIX YEARS. THERE WERE NINE
DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST
DURING THE MONTH SINCE 2011, AND THE MOST FOR ANY GIVEN MONTH SINCE
DECEMBER OF 2000.
FEBRUARY 2021 ALSO MARKED THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW
ZERO AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE DECEMBER 23, 1989. THERE WERE ALSO
TWO DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR COLDER, WHICH WAS
THE MOST IN FEBRUARY SINCE 1996. NUMEROUS RECORD LOWS, AS WELL AS
RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF THE
MONTH.
RAINFALL WAS A LITTLE OVER AN INCH AND A HALF ABOVE AVERAGE. IT WAS
THE WETTEST FEBRUARY IN THREE YEARS. MEASURABLE SNOW FELL, AND IT
FELL IN RECORD AMOUNTS. FEBRUARY 2021 WAS THE SNOWIEST MONTH AT
NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE FEBRUARY OF 1979, AND THE SNOWIEST MONTH
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN LATE 1975.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE ALL THE COLDEST
IN 43 YEARS (SINCE 1978), AND THE 2ND COLDEST ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS ALSO THE 8TH COLDEST AVERAGE
MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE ON RECORD (CONSIDERING ALL MONTHS).
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE MOST RECENTLY TIED DECEMBER 1989 FOR
THE 9TH COLDEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD (CONSIDERING
ALL MONTHS).
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 19 DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE ON
SIX DAYS, AND RIGHT AT AVERAGE ON THREE DAYS.
.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
THERE WERE NUMEROUS DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
12TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 27 IN 2021 28 IN 1988
13TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 29 IN 2021 32 IN 1995
14TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 20 IN 2021 36 IN 1978
LOW TEMPERATURE 11 IN 2021 21 IN 2020
15TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 12 IN 2021 32 IN 2007
LOW TEMPERATURE 6 IN 2021 22 IN 2015, 2007, 1986
16TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 21 IN 2021 27 IN 2015
LOW TEMPERATURE -1 IN 2021 16 IN 2007
17TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 19 IN 2021 27 IN 1979
LOW TEMPERATURE 12 IN 2021 12 IN 1980
18TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 31 IN 2021 31 IN 1993
19TH LOW TEMPERATURE 14 IN 2021 14 IN 1978
20TH LOW TEMPERATURE 17 IN 2021 21 IN 2006
ON THE 15TH, THE HIGH OF 12 DEGREES SET THE ALL-TIME RECORD COLDEST
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
17 DEGREES ON FEBRUARY 4, 1989.
ON THE 17TH, THE HIGH OF 19 DEGREES MOST RECENTLY TIED FEBRUARY 5,
1989 FOR THE 4TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR FEBRUARY.
ON THE 14TH, THE HIGH OF 20 DEGREES MOST RECENTLY TIED FEBRUARY 3,
1996 FOR THE 5TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR FEBRUARY.
ON THE 16TH, THE HIGH OF 21 DEGREES MOST RECENTLY TIED FEBRUARY 6,
2014 FOR THE 6TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR FEBRUARY.
ON THE 16TH, THE LOW OF -1 DEGREES SET THE ALL-TIME RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4 DEGREES, SET ON FEBRUARY 4, 1996.
ON THE 15TH, THE LOW OF 6 DEGREES ENDED UP MOST RECENTLY TYING
FEBRUARY 3, 1985 FOR THE 4TH COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
ON THE 15TH, THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 9.0 SET AN ALL-TIME
RECORD COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH, BREAKING
THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 13.0 SET ON FEBRUARY 1, 1985. THE DAILY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 10.0 ON THE 16TH ENDED UP AS THE 2ND COLDEST
ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
OF 15.5 DEGREES ON THE 14TH AND 17TH ENDED UP MOST RECENTLY TYING
FEBRUARY 5, 1989 FOR THE 6TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2018, AND THE 8TH WETTEST
FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THERE WERE 14 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION, WHICH WAS THE MOST
FOR THE MONTH IN TWO YEARS.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
27TH 1.81 IN 2021 1.36 IN 2018
.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
THIS WAS THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1979, AND THE SNOWIEST
FEBRUARY ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 15.6 INCHES IN 1979.
THIS IS ALSO THE SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE FEBRUARY 1979, AND SET
AN ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THE SNOWIEST MONTH, EDGING OUT THE FEBRUARY
1979 RECORD OF 15.6 INCHES.
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
15TH 9.0 IN 2021 0.4 IN 1978
17TH 7.3 IN 2021 4.0 IN 1978
ON THE 15TH, THE 9.0 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL SET A NEW RECORD FOR
THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 6.7 INCHES, WHICH WAS ON FEBRUARY 6, 1979. IT
ALSO RANKS AS THE 2ND HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD AT
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, WITH ONLY JANUARY 6, 1988 RANKING HIGHER (10.5").
THE 24-HOUR SNOWFALL OF 10.9 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 14TH-15TH ENDED UP
SETTING A NEW 24-HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 9.1 INCHES THAT FEWLL FEBRUARY 6-7, 1979.
THIS ALSO ENDED UP RANKING AS THE 2ND HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL ON
RECORD.
ON THE 17TH, THE 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL RANKED AS THE 2ND
HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
IT ALSO RANKED AS THE 4TH HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL OF ALL TIME.
THE 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL ON THE 17TH ALSO RANKED AS THE 3RD
HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, AND THE
4TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.
.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL (THAT IS SNOW GREATER THAN A TRACE) WAS ON THE
GROUND FROM FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH THE 22ND, A TOTAL OF EIGHT DAYS.
THIS WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH SNOW DEPTH OF 1 OR HIGHER
AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE 1988 AND WAS THE 5TH LONGEST SUCH PERIOD
ON RECORD. THIS PERIOD WAS ALSO THE LONGEST PERIOD WITH A SNOW DEPTH
OF 2 OR HIGHER SINCE JAN. 12-24, 1978 AND THE 2ND LONGEST SUCH PERIOD
ON RECORD. THERE WERE EIGHT DAYS WITH SNOW DEPTH OF 3" OR HIGHER, AND
THIS WAS THE LONGEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD, BEATING THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF SIX DAYS FROM DEC. 26-31, 2012. THERE WERE EIGHT DAYS
WITH SNOW DEPTH OF 4" OR HIGHER, BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
6 DAYS FROM JAN. 7-12, 1988.
THE SNOW DEPTH OF 14 INCHES MEASURED ON FEBRUARY 18TH MARKED THE
HIGHEST MEASURED SNOW DEPTH AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE JANUARY 7,
1988 AND SET AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOW DEPTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS A 12-INCH DEPTH MEASURED ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 7, 1988.
THE SNOW DEPTH OF 11 INCHES MEASURED ON FEBRUARY 19TH MOST RECENTLY
TIED JANUARY 8, 1988 FOR THE 3RD HIGHEST ON RECORD.
FINALLY, THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.3 INCHES, WHICH
WAS THE HIGHEST MONTHLY DEPTH AVERAGE SINCE JANUARY 1988, AND BEAT
JANUARY 1988 FOR THE HIGHEST MONTHLY SNOW DEPTH AVERAGE ON RECORD.
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