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Climate Summary (Sep 2021)
 
Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
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            106   09/01/1947                                      
 LOW              37   09/27/1942                                      
HIGHEST          100   09/01         85      15       91  09/12        
                                                          09/10        
                                                          09/09        
LOWEST            50   09/24         64     -14       49  09/29        
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.1               85.1     3.0     82.5               
AVG. MINIMUM    64.7               62.9     1.8     64.3               
MEAN            76.4               74.0     2.4     73.4               
DAYS MAX >= 90    11               10.7     0.3        7               
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0               
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0               
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0               

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.23   1898                                            
 MINIMUM        0.12   2015                                            
TOTALS          1.10               3.01   -1.91     3.37               
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.10   -0.06     0.11               
DAYS >= .01        4                6.6    -2.6        7               
DAYS >= .10        2                                   6               
DAYS >= .50        1                                   2               
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        0               
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.82   09/17 TO 09/17                                  
 STORM TOTAL    0.82                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0               
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00               
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM               
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM               
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                                   
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0               
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0               
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                                   
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                               

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                 11     -11        6               
 SINCE 7/1         0                  8      -8        6               
COOLING TOTAL    350                281      69      266               
 SINCE 1/1      2022               1913     109     1869               

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989                                               
 LATEST       04/19/1983                                               
EARLIEST                        MM                                     
LATEST                          03/03                                  
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.8                                    
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/040    DATE  09/18                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/040    DATE  09/18                  

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                       
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.43                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6                                       


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2           
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0          
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0         
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0         
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0          
HAZE                      6                                            

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

&&

...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR SEPTEMBER 2021...

.SUMMARY...
WARM AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUED AT LITTLE ROCK WELL INTO 
SEPTEMBER. IN FACT, WE SAW THE FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY IN THREE YEARS 
ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, THOUGH THIS WAS THE ONLY ONE RECORDED IN THE MONTH 
AND FOR THIS YEAR. 

RAINFALL CONTINUED TO LACK THROUGH THE MONTH. IN FACT, THROUGH MID-
MONTH, ONLY ONE HUNDRETH OF RAIN HAD BEEN RECORDED, MAKING IT THE 
DRIEST FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER IN 19 YEARS. IN FACT, SINCE RAINFALL 
DATA HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN RECORDED IN LITTLE ROCK (1874), ONLY THE 
FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER 2002, 1971, 1965, 1955, AND 1915 WERE DRIER 
WITH A TRACE AND 1878 WITH NONE. 

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 19 DAYS, AVERAGE ON FOUR 
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON SEVEN DAYS. 

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 2017. 

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.
 
North Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
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            105   09/03/2000                                      
 LOW              41   09/24/1989                                      
HIGHEST           96   09/01         85      11       89  09/11        
                       09/04                                           
                                                          09/10        
                                                          09/09        
LOWEST            54   09/23         65     -11       52  09/30        
                                                          09/29        
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.2               83.9     2.3     80.9               
AVG. MINIMUM    65.7               63.9     1.8     63.8               
MEAN            75.9               73.9     2.0     72.3               
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                9.0    -5.0        0               
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0               
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0               
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0               

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.57   2008                                            
 MINIMUM        0.28   2017                                            
TOTALS          1.84               3.05   -1.21     3.04               
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.10   -0.04     0.10               
DAYS >= .01        5                6.9    -1.9        6               
DAYS >= .10        4                                   4               
DAYS >= .50        1                                   3               
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9        1               
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.73   09/05 TO 09/05                                  
 STORM TOTAL    0.73                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0               
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00               
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM               
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM               
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                                   
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0               
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0               
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                                   
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                 12     -12       13               
 SINCE 7/1         0                  9      -9       13               
COOLING TOTAL    336                279      57      241               
 SINCE 1/1      1893               1923     -30     1801               

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989                                               
 LATEST       04/19/1983                                               
EARLIEST                        MM                                     
LATEST                          04/21                                  
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4                                    
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    16/090    DATE  09/16                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    24/150    DATE  09/10                  
                                24/220          09/13                  

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                       
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.33                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2                                       


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

-  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 SEPTEMBER 2021...

.SUMMARY...
WARM WEATHER CONTINUED THROUGH SEPTEMBER AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK. EVEN 
THOUGH THE MONTH ENDED UP TWO DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR MEAN, THERE 
WERE NO 100-DEGREE DAYS. THIS MARKS THE 8TH SEPTEMBER IN A ROW WITH 
NO 100-DEGREE TEMPERATURES...AND CONTINUES A RECORD STREAK OF OVER 
SIX YEARS WITHOUT A TRIPLE-DIGIT READING AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK. 

RAINFALL, THOUGH BELOW AVERAGE, WAS SCATTERED THROUGH THE MONTH, 
WITH THE ONLY MEASURABLE DAYS BEING THE 5TH, 17TH, 18TH, 21ST, AND 
30TH. THIS MADE FOR THE DRIEST SEPTEMBER IN TWO YEARS, BUT NOWHERE 
NEAR THE TOP 10 DRIEST SEPTEMBERS. 

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 21 DAYS, AVERAGE ON THREE 
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON SIX DAYS. 

.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 SEPTEMBER SINCE 2019. 

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.