NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Feb 2022)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2022

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   02/05/1927
 LOW             -24   02/12/1899
HIGHEST           71   02/21         50      21       74  02/23
LOWEST            13   02/05         30     -17       -9  02/16
                       02/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    51.0               51.2    -0.2     39.3
AVG. MINIMUM    26.3               30.6    -4.3     21.6
MEAN            38.7               40.9    -2.2     30.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5                2.3     2.7       12
DAYS MIN <= 32    20               16.3     3.7       23
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.1    -0.1        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.21   1945
 MINIMUM        0.41   1947
TOTALS          1.90               2.42   -0.52     1.72
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.09    0.02     0.06
DAYS >= .01        5                7.7    -2.7        9
DAYS >= .10        3                                   7
DAYS >= .50        1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.5     0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.13   02/21 TO 02/22
 STORM TOTAL    1.08
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          25.0   1912
 24 HR TOTAL    14.3   02/15/1993 TO 02/15/1993
 SNOW DEPTH       14   02/16/1993
TOTALS           9.0                3.2     5.8     10.2
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.90               0.30    0.60     1.00
SINCE 7/1       22.3                9.2    13.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     2.23               0.00    2.23       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE      7                 MM      MM       10
DAYS >= 1.0        2                                   3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        8   02/04
 24 HR TOTAL     7.0   02/03                         7.0  02/14 TO 02/15

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    729                676      53      961
 SINCE 7/1      2685               3076    -391       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        11/04
LATEST                          04/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/170    DATE  02/15
                                25/170          02/16
                                25/310          02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/170    DATE  02/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR HARRISON FOR FEBRUARY 2022...
THE MONTH WAS, ON THE WHOLE, A LITTLE OVER TWO DEGREES BELOW THE 30-
YEAR MEAN IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES. EVEN SO, IT WAS STILL THE
WARMEST FEBRUARY IN TWO YEARS IN TERMS OF HIGH TEMPERATURES.

THERE WERE 20 DAYS WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN LAST YEAR, BUT ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF 16.

RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH, AND IT WAS THE WETTEST
FEBRUARY IN SEVERAL YEARS. SNOWFALL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE AVERAGE
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, BUT EVEN SO, IT WAS NOT NEARLY AS
PLENTIFUL AS LAST YEAR, MAKING IT THE LEAST SNOWY FEBRUARY IN TWO
YEARS.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2019. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2020. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2020.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 16 DAYS AND ABOVE AVERAGE
ON 12 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THIS WAS THE WETTEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2020.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL FOR THE SECOND FEBRUARY IN A ROW, THOUGH IT WAS
NOT NEARLY AS ABUNDANT AS LAST YEAR. THIS WAS THE LEAST SNOW IN
FEBRUARY SINCE 2020, BUT IT STILL MANAGED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR
THE MONTH.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  NEW RECORD    PREVIOUS RECORD
 3RD  7.0 IN 2022     7.0 IN 1905

ON THE 3RD, THE 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW MOST RECENTLY TIED FEBRUARY 15,
1969 FOR THE 5TH HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON RECORD DURING THE
MONTH.