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Climate Summary (Mar 2023)
 
Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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             91   03/31/1974
 LOW              11   03/03/1943
HIGHEST           83   03/23         64      19       82  03/06
LOWEST            26   03/20         43     -17       26  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    65.6               63.7     1.9     67.7
AVG. MINIMUM    46.5               41.8     4.7     42.7
MEAN            56.0               52.7     3.3     55.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     3                3.8    -0.8        4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.33   2016
 MINIMUM        0.52   1925
TOTALS          8.44               4.96    3.48     6.20
DAILY AVG.      0.27               0.16    0.11     0.20
DAYS >= .01       11               10.5     0.5        7
DAYS >= .10       10                                   5
DAYS >= .50        5                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       5                1.5     3.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.33   03/16 TO 03/16
 STORM TOTAL    2.33
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          12.0   1875
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   03/06/1875 TO 03/06/1875
 SNOW DEPTH        8   03/17/1892
TOTALS           0.0                0.5    -0.5      3.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.33
SINCE 7/1        0.1                3.8    -3.7       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.01               0.30   -0.29       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.4    -0.4        2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 3.3  03/11 TO 03/11

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    290                391    -101      310
 SINCE 7/1      2250               2979    -729       MM
COOLING TOTAL     21                 11      10       15
 SINCE 1/1        35                 13      22       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/12
LATEST                          03/13
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/310    DATE  03/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/210    DATE  03/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.57
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

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

&&

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 65.6 F (+1.6 F) AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE WAS 46.5 F (+3.8 F). THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 56.0 F
(+2.6 F). THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 83 F ON MARCH 23RD AND
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 26 F ON MARCH 20TH.

WHILE THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ALL ABOVE
THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES, POSITIVE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WERE SEVERAL DEGREES LESS THAN WHAT WAS
OBSERVED FOR MUCH OF THE WINTER. THE LAST MONTH WHERE ANOMALIES WERE
LESS THAN 5.0 F ABOVE AVERAGE WAS DECEMBER 2022.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 0 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 21 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 10 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 8.44 INCHES MADE THIS THE 9TH WETTEST MARCH
ON RECORD BEHIND 2016, 1897, 1990, 1876, 2002, 1953, 1894, AND 1912.
RAINFALL WAS 3.48 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL... THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 0.0 (-0.5 IN).

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.
 
North Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             87   03/26/2020
                       03/31/1981
                       05/26/1964
 LOW              14   03/03/2014
                       03/02/1980
                       01/01/2000
HIGHEST           80   03/23         64      16       79  03/03
LOWEST            26   03/19         45     -19       24  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    62.3               62.5    -0.2     64.5
AVG. MINIMUM    45.1               43.5     1.6     42.3
MEAN            53.7               53.0     0.7     53.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     5                2.9     2.1        4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.52   2016
 MINIMUM        1.61   2007
TOTALS          9.28               5.13    4.15     6.12
DAILY AVG.      0.30               0.17    0.13     0.20
DAYS >= .01       10               10.8    -0.8       MM
DAYS >= .10        9                                  MM
DAYS >= .50        7                                  MM
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.3     2.7       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.30   03/16 TO 03/16
 STORM TOTAL    2.30
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           6.4   2015
 24 HR TOTAL     6.4   03/04/2015 TO 03/05/2015
 SNOW DEPTH        5   03/05/2015
                       03/10/1984
TOTALS             T                0.4    -0.4      4.3
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.00    0.00     0.40
SINCE 7/1        0.6                3.8    -3.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.06               0.00    0.06       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                0.3     0.7        2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 4.3  03/11 TO 03/11

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    356                385     -29      357
 SINCE 7/1      2558               2959    -401       MM
COOLING TOTAL     15                 13       2        9
 SINCE 1/1        17                 14       3       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/12
LATEST                          03/13
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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              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

&&

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 60.6 F (+1.9 F) AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE WAS 43.5 F (+0.0 F). THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 52.1 F
(+0.9 F). THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 79 F ON MARCH 6TH, WHICH
WAS TIED FOR 11TH COLDEST, AND THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 26 F
ON MARCH 19TH, WHICH TIED FOR 15TH COLDEST.

THE MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE
30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES, WHILE THE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE
WAS AVERAGE. POSITIVE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
WERE SEVERAL DEGREES LESS THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED FOR MUCH OF THE
WINTER. THE LAST MONTH WHERE ANOMALIES WERE LESS THAN 5.0 F ABOVE
AVERAGE WAS DECEMBER 2022 WHERE THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MEAN
TEMPERATURES WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE. THIS WAS LARGELY DRIVEN BY
A PERIOD OF COLDER WEATHER DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE MONTH WHERE
MULTIPLE LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE EITHER TIED OR BROKEN.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 0 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 17 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 14 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    RECORD TYPE        NEW RECORD        PREVIOUS RECORD
18TH    LOW TEMPERATURE     31 (2023)         31 (1993)
19TH    LOW TEMPERATURE     26 (2023)         32 (1988)
20TH    LOW TEMPERATURE     29 (2023)         30 (1996)

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 8.52 INCHES MADE THIS THE 7TH WETTEST MARCH
ON RECORD BEHIND 2016, 1990, 2002, 2015, 1989, AND 2012. RAINFALL
WAS 3.39 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    RECORD TYPE        NEW RECORD        PREVIOUS RECORD
16TH    MAX DAILY RAINFALL  2.30 (2023)       1.32 (1980)
24TH    MAX DAILY RAINFALL  1.98 (2023)       1.25 (2009)

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL... THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS T (-0.4 IN).

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