NWS Little Rock, AR - Little Rock Climate Summary (Jan 2024)

...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024

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   01/25/1950
 LOW              -8   01/12/1918
HIGHEST           74   01/30         50      24       77  01/11
LOWEST             1   01/17         31     -30       25  01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    48.3               50.5    -2.2     58.6
AVG. MINIMUM    29.7               30.9    -1.2     39.6
MEAN            39.0               40.7    -1.7     49.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4                1.5     2.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    18               16.5     1.5        8
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.04   1937
 MINIMUM        0.25   2003
TOTALS          9.13               3.50    5.63     8.07
DAILY AVG.      0.29               0.11    0.18     0.26
DAYS >= .01       13                9.2     3.8       MM
DAYS >= .10        9                                  MM
DAYS >= .50        6                                  MM
DAYS >= 1.00       5                0.7     4.3       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.66   01/22 TO 01/23
 STORM TOTAL    2.59
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          20.0   1918
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
 SNOW DEPTH       15   01/21/1918
TOTALS           3.7                1.1     2.6        T
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.40               0.20    0.20        T
SINCE 7/1        3.7                1.7     2.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.37               0.10    0.27       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      3                0.5     2.5        2
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   01/16
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    796                754      42      494
 SINCE 7/1      1682               2020    -338       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        7
 SINCE 1/1         0                  1      -1       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/01
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/290    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/320    DATE  01/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.53
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      8

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR JANUARY 2023...

.MONTHLY AVERAGE...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 48.3 (-2.2) WAS THE 45TH COLDEST
AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 29.7 (-1.2) TIED 1895 FOR THE 34TH
COLDEST AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 39.0 (-1.7) TIED 1991 FOR THE 36TH
COLDEST AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE FOR 0 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 16 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
01/15            COLDEST HIGH TEMP       20 IN 2024          26 IN 1927
                                                                   1917
01/17            LOW TEMPERATURE         1  IN 2024          5  IN 1982

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 9.13 INCHES WAS THE 10TH WETTEST ON
RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2007. RAINFALL WAS 5.63 INCHES ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
01/23            DAILY RAINFALL          2.59 IN 2024        1.31 IN 1939

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 3.7 INCHES WAS THE 31ST SNOWIEST ON
RECORD AND SNOWIEST SINCE 2016. MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 2.6 INCHES
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
01/14            DAILY SNOWFALL          2.4 IN 2024         1.3 IN 1918

.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
A SIGNIFICANT INTRUSION OF ARCTIC AIR DURING THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY
LED TO A THREE DAY PERIOD OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, FROM
JANUARY 14TH THROUGH THE 16TH. THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 1
ON THE MORNING OF THE 17TH TIES 1894 AS THE 8TH COLDEST MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY.

...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2024

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   01/30/2002
 LOW              -6   01/20/1985
HIGHEST           69   01/30         49      20       72  01/11
LOWEST             5   01/16         31     -26       24  01/31
                       01/17
                                                          01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    44.4               48.9    -4.5     54.9
AVG. MINIMUM    28.4               32.2    -3.8     39.1
MEAN            36.4               40.6    -4.2     47.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5                2.1     2.9        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    17               14.4     2.6        7
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.55   1999
 MINIMUM        0.31   2003
TOTALS          8.98               3.54    5.44     7.50
DAILY AVG.      0.29               0.11    0.18     0.24
DAYS >= .01       14                9.4     4.6       13
DAYS >= .10       10                                  11
DAYS >= .50        6                                   7
DAYS >= 1.00       5                0.8     4.2        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.93   01/23 TO 01/23
 STORM TOTAL    1.93
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          12.4   1988
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   01/06/1988 TO 01/07/1988
 SNOW DEPTH       12   01/07/1988
TOTALS           3.1                1.0     2.1      0.4
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.30               0.30    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        3.1                1.7     1.4       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.31               0.00    0.31       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      5                0.7     4.3        4
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   01/17
                       01/18
                       01/15
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    876                758     118      553
 SINCE 7/1      1891               2007    -116       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        1
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        10/31
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      2
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      0

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR JANUARY 2023...

.MONTHLY AVERAGE...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 44.4 (-4.5) TIED 1991 FOR THE 6TH
COLDEST AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 28.4 (-3.8) WAS THE 9TH COLDEST
AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 36.4 (-4.2) WAS THE 7TH COLDEST
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES.

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
01/14            LOW TEMPERATURE         8  IN 2024          10 IN 1979
01/15            LOW TEMPERATURE         6  IN 2024          11 IN 1979
01/15            COLDEST HIGH TEMP       16 IN 2024          28 IN 1994
01/16            LOW TEMPERATURE         5  IN 2024          5  IN 1982
01/16            COLDEST HIGH TEMP       18 IN 2024          21 IN 2018

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 8.98 INCHES WAS THE WETTEST ON RECORD,
BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 7.55 INCHES SET IN 1999. RAINFALL
WAS 5.44 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
01/12            DAILY RAINFALL          1.71 IN 2024        1.50 IN 2013
01/23            DAILY RAINFALL          1.93 IN 2024        1.32 IN 2019

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 3.1 INCHES WAS THE 12TH SNOWIEST ON
RECORD AND SNOWIEST SINCE 2016. MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 2.1 INCHES
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
01/14            DAILY SNOWFALL          2.0 IN 2024         0.3 IN 1978

.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
A SIGNIFICANT INTRUSION OF ARCTIC AIR DURING THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY
LED TO A THREE DAY PERIOD OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, FROM
JANUARY 14TH THROUGH THE 16TH. THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 5
ON THE MORNING OF THE 16TH AND 17TH IS THE 5TH COLDEST MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY.