NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Jan 2021)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 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             81   01/24/1943
 LOW             -18   01/18/1930
HIGHEST           59   01/04         44      15       71  01/15
LOWEST            20   01/10         25      -5       16  01/20
                       01/11
                       01/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    46.0               46.5    -0.5     49.1
AVG. MINIMUM    30.3               26.3     4.0     31.9
MEAN            38.1               36.4     1.7     40.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     2                3.8    -1.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               22.4    -0.4       18
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.42   1916
 MINIMUM           T   1931
TOTALS          3.11               2.56    0.55     4.40
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.08    0.02     0.14
DAYS >= .01        9                8.6     0.4       11
DAYS >= .10        6                                   8
DAYS >= .50        2                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.7     0.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.16   01/24 TO 01/25
 STORM TOTAL    1.07
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          29.0   1918
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   01/08/1977 TO 01/09/1977
 SNOW DEPTH       24   01/21/1918
TOTALS           1.8                4.2    -2.4        T
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.20               0.40   -0.20        T
SINCE 7/1        4.8                6.0    -1.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.48               0.00    0.48       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      4                5.0    -1.0        6
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   01/28
 24 HR TOTAL     1.3   01/27 TO 01/27                  T  01/30 TO 01/30
                                                          01/24 TO 01/24
                                                          01/23 TO 01/23

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    824                887     -63      754
 SINCE 7/1      2231               2485    -254     2291
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        10/30
LATEST                          04/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/300    DATE  01/14
                                24/300          01/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  01/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.53
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     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.

&&

...DATA FOR HARRISON FOR JANUARY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
THOUGH THE MONTH WAS OVER A DEGREE AND A HALF ABOVE AVERAGE IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURES, IT WAS STILL THE COOLEST JANUARY IN TWO YEARS. THERE
WERE 22 DAYS WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN THREE
YEARS.

RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE BY OVER HALF AN INCH. IT WAS THE DRIEST
JANUARY IN THREE YEARS.

MEASURABLE SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS MARKED THE FIRST JANUARY SINCE
2019 WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2019.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 12 DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE ON
18 DAYS, AND RIGHT AT AVERAGE ON ONE DAY.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST JANUARY SINCE 2018.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE SNOWIEST JANUARY SINCE 2019, THOUGH BELOW AVERAGE FOR
THE MONTH.

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE NOTABLE.