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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
355 PM CST THU JAN 1 2016
...A REVIEW OF 2015 WEATHER AND CLIMATE FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS...
SUMMARY
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BY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...2015 IN ARKANSAS WAS THE WARMEST YEAR IN
THREE YEARS. PRELIMINARILY...IT WAS THE 24TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD.
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE DURING THE YEAR WAS 108...WHICH WAS RECORDED
AT THE MENA AIRPORT ON AUGUST 9TH. THIS WAS THE WARMEST MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN THE STATE SINCE 2012.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS -1...WHICH WAS RECORDED AT LEAD HILL THE
MORNING OF JANUARY 8TH.
RAINFALL WAS MOST ABUNDANT IN THE SPRING...AND IN THE LATE FALL AND EARLY
WINTER MONTHS. SEPTEMBER WAS THE DRIEST MONTH...AND NOVEMBER WAS THE
WETTEST MONTH. DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE FALL...DROUGHT DEVELOPED IN
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. HOWEVER...THE SITUATION
REVERSED ITSELF BEGINNING IN MID OCTOBER...AND BY LATE NOVEMBER...
DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE GONE.
SNOW FELL IN JANUARY...FEBRUARY...MARCH...NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. MEASURABLE
SNOW FELL IN JANUARY...FEBRUARY...MARCH AND DECEMBER. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORMS WERE ON FEBRUARY 25TH-26TH AND MARCH 4TH-5TH. THE FEBRUARY STORM
SAW THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE.
IMPACTS FROM THE MARCH STORM WERE MORE WIDESPREAD...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF ARKANSAS.
THERE WAS A MINOR ICE STORM IN MID-FEBRUARY...WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.
20 TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN THE STATE THIS YEAR...WITH NINE OF THEM IN
DECEMBER ALONE. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF TORNADOES TO STRIKE THE STATE WITHIN
A YEAR IS 33.
BELOW ARE STATEWIDE EXTREMES...AS WELL AS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL
FOR EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. REMEMBER...MOST OF THE DATA BELOW IS PRELIMINARY
UNTIL QUALITY-CONTROLLED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. DATA FROM JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST HAVE ALREADY
UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL...AND HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.
STATE OF ARKANSAS - 2015 TEMPERATURE/RAINFALL/SNOWFALL EXTREMES
READING LOCATION/S/ DATE/S/
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 108 MENA AIRPORT AUG 09TH
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LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 12 ODEN RAWS JAN 08TH
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HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE 84 MENA AIRPORT AUG 08TH
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LOWEST TEMPERATURE -1 LEAD HILL JAN 08TH
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HIGHEST YEARLY RAINFALL 101.05 INCHES BIG FORK 1 SSE
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LOWEST YEARLY RAINFALL 46.15 INCHES WEST MEMPHIS AIRPORT
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HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL 13.00 INCHES SPRINGDALE 5.8 ENE DEC 28TH
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HIGHEST DAILY SNOWFALL 12.0 INCHES DENNARD 10 WSW MAR 05TH
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GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES DENNARD 10 WSW MAR 05TH
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HIGHEST MONTHLY RAINFALL 24.46 INCHES BIG FORK 1 SSE MAY
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HIGHEST MONTHLY SNOWFALL 12.0 INCHES DENNARD 10 WSW MAR
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HIGHEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH 0.9 INCHES PARAGOULD 1 S MAR
GAMALIEL 2 NW FEB
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LEAST MONTHLY RAINFALL 0.00 INCHES BISMARCK 2 SE SEP
HELENA SEP
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101.05 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BIG FORK 1 SSE IN POLK COUNTY. THIS CHALLENGES
THE PREVIOUS STATE ANNUAL RAINFALL RECORD OF 100.05 INCHES...WHICH FELL AT
LEOLA IN GRANT COUNTY IN 2009. THAT INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...ARKANSAS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST...AND THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION BEFORE BEING DECLARED
AN OFFICIAL RECORD.
STATE OF ARKANSAS - 2015 AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
MONTH AVG. TEMP DFN COOLEST SINCE WARMEST SINCE REMARKS
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JAN 38.6 -0.7 2013 50TH COOLEST
FEB 36.1 -7.0 1978 9TH COOLEST
MAR 49.7 -1.6 2012 40TH COOLEST
APR 62.5 +2.0 2012 32ND WARMEST
MAY 69.2 +0.5 2012 50TH WARMEST
JUN 78.1 +1.6 2011 22ND WARMEST
JUL 82.0 +1.7 2012 19TH WARMEST
AUG 78.1 -1.3 2009 34TH COOLEST
SEP* 74.8 +1.9 2013 31ST WARMEST
OCT* 63.5 +1.7 2013 30TH WARMEST
NOV* 54.2 +4.3 2003 11TH WARMEST
DEC* 49.2 +7.7 1984 2ND WARMEST
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YEAR* 61.3 +0.9 2012 24TH WARMEST
DATA MARKED BY AN ASTERISK HAS NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL...SO THE
FINAL DATA AND RANKINGS WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
STATE OF ARKANSAS - 2015 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION
MONTH AVG. RAINFALL DFN WETTEST SINCE DRIEST SINCE REMARKS
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JAN 3.49 INCHES -0.55 2013 58TH DRIEST
FEB 3.18 INCHES -0.54 2013 54TH DRIEST
MAR 7.99 INCHES +3.22 2008 11TH WETTEST
APR 5.75 INCHES +0.71 2011 33RD WETTEST
MAY 10.55 INCHES +5.40 2009 2ND WETTEST
JUN 4.00 INCHES -0.08 2013 59TH WETTEST
JUL 4.91 INCHES +1.20 2009 25TH WETTEST
AUG 3.03 INCHES -0.35 2013 55TH DRIEST
SEP* 1.47 INCHES -2.12 2004 12TH DRIEST
OCT* 3.77 INCHES +0.31 2012 50TH WETTEST
NOV* 10.65 INCHES +6.36 1988 ***WETTEST***
DEC* 7.70 INCHES +3.33 2001 7TH WETTEST
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YEAR* 66.49 INCHES +16.95 2009 6TH WETTEST
DATA MARKED BY AN ASTERISK HAS NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL...SO THE
FINAL DATA AND RANKINGS WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
STATE OF ARKANSAS - 2015 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS AND EXTREMES
.JANUARY...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................78 AT DEQUEEN SEVIER COUNTY AIRPORT 28TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................-1 AT LEAD HILL 08TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......5.95 INCHES AT CENTER RIDGE 4 S 03RD
GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL.......1.5 INCHES AT MENA 23RD
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH.............2 INCHES AT MENA 23RD
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN........6.94 INCHES AT DEQUEEN
GREATEST MONTHLY SNOW.........1.5 INCHES AT MENA
GREATEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH...0.1 INCHES AT MENA
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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JAN. 7-8 - VERY COLD AIR MOVED INTO THE STATE. ON THE 7TH...RECORD
HIGH PRESSURE WAS SET AT HARRISON. ON THE 8TH...LOWS IN MOST AREAS
WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN
ARKANSAS SAW TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO. LEAD HILL FELL TO -1...WHILE
MARSHALL...SALEM...AND KINGSTON FELL TO ZERO.
JAN. 22-23 - LIGHT SNOW FELL IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...WITH UP TO 1.5
INCHES AT MENA.
.FEBRUARY...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................76 AT MOUNT IDA 26TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE.....................1 AT MAMMOTH SPRING 19TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......3.00 INCHES AT PRESCOTT 26TH
ROGERS 2.1 SE 16TH
GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL.......7.0 INCHES AT FORDYCE 26TH
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH.............6 INCHES AT PRESCOTT 26TH
FORDYCE 26TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN........6.77 INCHES AT PRESCOTT
GREATEST MONTHLY SNOW.........8.7 INCHES AT HARRISON
GREATEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH...0.9 INCHES AT GAMALIEL 2 NW
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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FEB. 15-16 - FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS...
WITH AROUND AN INCH OR TWO IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. OVER THE
SOUTH AND WEST...PRECIPITATION WAS MORE MIXED...WITH ONE QUARTER TO
ONE HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN FROM GLENWOOD TO ARKADELPHIA...AND
FROM PINE BLUFF TO WEST MEMPHIS SOUTHWARD.
FEB. 17-18 - A QUICK-MOVING
SYSTEM PRODUCED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IN MAINLY NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...HOWEVER AREAS NEAR YELLVILLE SAW UPWARDS OF THREE TO
FIVE INCHES.
FEB. 22-23 - TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM CENTRAL
INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS.
FEB. 25 - HEAVY SNOW FELL IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...WITH FOUR TO SIX
INCHES COMMON FROM TEXARKANA TO NEAR HELENA. SEVEN INCHES FELL AT
FORDYCE.
FEB. 27-28 - A WINTRY MIX FELL IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN
ARKANSAS...WITH TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW...AND UP TO ONE QUARTER
INCH OF FREEZING RAIN.
.MARCH...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................86 AT FORT SMITH 31ST
DEQUEEN SEVIER COUNTY AIRPORT 17TH
BOONEVILLE RAWS 31ST
LOWEST TEMPERATURE.....................1 AT BATESVILLE 8 WNW 06TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......4.50 INCHES AT CAMDEN 05TH
GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL......12.0 INCHES AT DENNARD 10 WSW 05TH
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH............12 INCHES AT DENNARD 10 WSW 05TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......13.88 INCHES AT SHERIDAN
GREATEST MONTHLY SNOW........12.0 INCHES AT DENNARD 10 WSW
GREATEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH...0.9 INCHES AT PARAGOULD 1 S
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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MAR. 3-7 - A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE. RAIN WAS HEAVY
AT TIMES...WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO SNOW OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 4TH...AND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE
DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MOST LOCATIONS SAW A SLEET AND
SNOW MIX INITIALLY...WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO SNOW IN ALL AREAS
BEFORE ENDING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL/NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS RANGED FROM FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES. SOUTHWEST OF LESLIE...IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...AMOUNTS WERE AS HIGH AS 12 INCHES. LOW TEMPERATURES
IN MOST AREAS ON THE 6TH AND 7TH WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON TOP
OF SNOW COVER. NEAR BATESVILLE...THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO 1 ABOVE ZERO.
MAR. 24 - 25 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL IN PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS. TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL FELL AT ROGERS. THREE WEAK
TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
MAR. 31 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS.
.APRIL...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................88 AT LEWISVILLE 27TH
CALION LOCK AND DAM 26TH
STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 09TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................25 AT BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM 05TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......5.63 INCHES AT HOPE 3 NE 25TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......10.79 INCHES AT HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 1.2 E
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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APR. 3 - A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN HARRISON AND OMAHA.
APR. 9 -SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HAIL LARGER THAN BASEBALLS NEAR PORTIA
IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. ALSO...WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT VILONIA AND MAUMELLE.
APR. 13-14 - HEAVY RAIN FELL IN PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS...
WHERE TWO TO FOUR INCH AMOUNTS WERE COMMON.
APR. 19 - LARGE HAIL FELL NEAR GLENWOOD...AND IN YELL AND GARLAND COUNTIES.
HAIL STONES WERE BASEBALL-SIZED OR SLIGHTLY LARGER. A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN NEAR OVERCUP IN CONWAY COUNTY.
APR. 24-25 - TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. HOWEVER...
TOTALS OVER FIVE INCHES WERE COMMON AROUND HOPE. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED
AROUND MONTICELLO...TEXARKANA...AND HOPE.
.MAY...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................90 AT DES ARC 30TH
EUDORA 30TH
STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 29TH
KEISER 08TH
SAINT CHARLES 08TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................37 AT EVENING SHADE 1 NNE 02ND
FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FIELD 01ST
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......6.04 INCHES AT NIMROD DAM 11TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......24.46 INCHES AT BIG FORK 1 SSE ***STATE RECORD***
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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MAY 1-31 - HEAVY RAIN FELL IN MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
THERE WERE NUMEROUS FLASH FLOODING EPISODES...AS WELL AS HIGH WATER
ON MANY RIVERS. FLOODING ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SINCE 1990...HAVING BEEN EXACERBATED BY HEAVY RAINFALL IN
OKLAHOMA AS WELL.
MAY 24-25 - SEVERE STORMS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE IN PORTIONS OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. TWO TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN NEAR OLA IN YELL
COUNTY.
MAY 28 - TWO WEAK TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHFILL AND
BENTONVILLE.
***THE 24.46 INCHES OF RAIN AT BIG FORK 1 SSE SET THE ALL-TIME RECORD MONTHLY
RAINFALL FOR THE STATE FOR MAY...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 23.50 INCHES
AT CENTER POINT IN HOWARD COUNTY IN 1905.
.JUNE...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................99 AT LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD 24TH
STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 24TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................51 AT GRAVETTE 01ST
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......4.42 INCHES AT ROGERS 2.1 SE 19TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......11.62 INCHES AT KINGSTON 2 S
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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JUN. 16-19 - THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL PRODUCED STEADY RAINFALL
IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. FOUR-DAY TOTALS AVERAGED
TWO TO NEARLY FIVE INCHES.
JUN. 26 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED GUSTY WINDS AND DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES IN THE LITTLE ROCK AREA...AND IN OTHER PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. WINDS AT LITTLE ROCK GUSTED TO 59 MPH...WITH 63
MPH RECORDED AT LITTLE ROCK AFB.
.JULY...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE..................102 AT HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT 29TH
MENA AIRPORT 29TH
MOUNT IDA 29TH
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 29TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................58 AT KINGSTON 2 S 10TH
GRAVETTE 09TH
MURFREESBORO 1 W 05TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......9.08 INCHES AT PRESCOTT 04TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......13.31 INCHES AT WESTERN GROVE 0.1 SSE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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JUL. 9 - A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GENTRY.
JUL. 14 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAUSED WIND DAMAGE AT MAMMOTH SPRING...AND
PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF 60-80 MPH AT BROOKLAND AND LEACHVILLE.
JUL. 21-22 - HEAVY RAIN FELL IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...WITH 3.37 INCHES AT FORT
SMITH...AND 3.36 AT FAYETTEVILLE. MOST OF THIS FELL WITHIN A FEW HOURS.
.AUGUST...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE..................108 AT MENA 09TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................46 AT WEST MEMPHIS AIRPORT 27TH
KINGSTON 2 S 26TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......5.61 INCHES AT BEEDEVILLE 4 NE 19TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN........8.98 INCHES AT BEEDEVILLE 4 NE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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AUG. 7 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAUSED DAMAGE IN SEARCY.
AUG. 19 - SOME FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED NEAR BEEDEVILLE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
5.61 INCHES OF RAIN FELL...WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY RAINFALL TOTAL IN
AUGUST AT THAT LOCATION. ALSO...RAIN FELL AT EL DORADO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE
EARLY JULY. WHILE IT WAS ONLY 0.12 INCHES...IT WAS THE FIRST RAINFALL IN 44
DAYS...AND MARKED THE LONGEST SUCH PERIOD AT THAT LOCATION WITHOUT MEASURABLE
RAINFALL.
AUG. 20 - THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT TEXARKANA ONLY REACHED 71 DEGREES...WHICH
WAS THE ALL-TIME COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT THAT
LOCATION.
.SEPTEMBER...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE..................102 AT EUDORA 09TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................41 AT KINGSTON 2 S 13TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......5.56 INCHES AT DOVER 3.0 SW 09TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN........5.75 INCHES AT GREERS FERRY DAM
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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SEP. 1-30 - DROUGHT DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS...WITH ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF THE
MONTH. ONLY 0.12 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT LITTLE ROCK...MARKING THE DRIEST
SEPTEMBER ON RECORD.
SEP. 8-9 - HEAVY RAIN FELL IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS...WITH TWO TO FOUR INCH
AMOUNTS COMMON.
.OCTOBER...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................98 AT LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD 15TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................32 AT EVENING SHADE 1 NNE 31ST
MAMMOTH SPRING 31ST
POCAHONTAS 30TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......6.18 INCHES AT WALDO 4.2 S 24TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN........9.64 INCHES AT WALDO 4.2 S
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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OCT. 14-15 - RECORD HEAT WAS SEEN ACROSS THE STATE. HIGH TEMPERATURES AT MANY
LOCATIONS WERE THE HOTTEST FOR THE MONTH IN MANY YEARS...AND A FEW WERE THE
HOTTEST EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH. LITTLE ROCK REACHED 98 DEGREES...SETTING
THE ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH FOR OCTOBER.
OCT. 23-27 - A SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM...COMBINED WITH THE REMNANTS OF
PACIFIC HURRICANE PATRICIA ALLOWED FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
CENTRAL...SOUTH AND WEST. FIVE-DAY TOTALS AVERAGED FROM AROUND THREE TO
OVER SEVEN INCHES OVER THE WOUTH. AREAS NORTH OF CAMDEN AND NEAR WALDO
RECEIVED OVER EIGHT INCHES.
.NOVEMBER...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................83 AT EUDORA 12TH
MAGNOLIA 08TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................17 AT EVENING SHADE 1 NNE 23RD
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL......6.20 INCHES AT MOUNT IDA 4 S 28TH
GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL............TRACE AT DECATUR 2.6 ESE 21ST
FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FIELD 21ST
HARRISON AIRPORT 21ST
HARRISON 21ST
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH....................0
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......17.25 INCHES AT MENA AIRPORT
GREATEST MONTHLY SNOW..............TRACE AT DECATUR 2.6 ESE
FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FIELD
HARRISON AIRPORT
HARRISON
GREATEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH............0
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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NOV. 16-18 - A STORM SYSTEM PRODUCED TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN. AS MUCH AS
SIX INCHES FELL IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. THERE WAS
MINOR FLOODING ALONG RIVERS IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. ON THE 17TH...STRONG STORMS
PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE NEAR HOT SPRINGS AND SHERIDAN.
NOV. 21 - LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW BRIEFLY FELL AT HARRISON.
NOV. 27-30 -HEAVY RAIN FELL IN MUCH OF THE STATE. SIX TO NEARLY TEN INCHES FELL
FROM CENTRAL INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE RAIN CAUSED SOME FLASH FLOODING...
WITH ROADS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES BEING SHUT DOWN...AND SOME SWIFT WATER RESCUES
IN HOT SPRING AND GARLAND COUNTIES. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING
ON AREA RIVERS.
.DECEMBER...
EXTREMES
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...................82 AT EUDORA 12TH
LOWEST TEMPERATURE....................20 AT KINGSTON 2 S 20TH
PINE BLUFF 18TH
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL.....13.00 INCHES AT SPRINGDALE 5.8 ENE 28TH
GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL.......0.2 INCHES AT MENA 28TH
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH.............. TRACE AT DECATUR 2.6 ESE 18TH
GREATEST MONTHLY RAIN.......22.63 INCHES AT ABBOTT
GREATEST MONTHLY SNOW.........0.2 INCHES AT MENA
GREATEST AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH.....0 INCHES
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS
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DEC. 13TH-14TH - HEAVY RAIN FELL IN FAR WESTERN ARKANSAS. AMOUNTS RANGED
FROM FOUR TO SIX INCHES IN MUCH OF POLK COUNTY.
DEC. 23RD - LINES OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE. TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN POPE
COUNTY...AND ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE...KILLING ONE PERSON. TREES
WERE BLOWN DOWN IN MOUNTAIN VIEW...WITH SOME ON HOUSES. A BARN WAS DESTROYED.
DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT HIGHLAND IN SHARP COUNTY AS WELL. A WEAK EF1 TORNADO
DESTROYED PART OF A HOME NEAR BEE BRANCH...AND AN EF2 TORNADO DAMAGED HOUSES
AND GRAIN SILOS SOUTH OF MARIANNA.
DEC. 26TH-28TH - THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL TOTALS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE STATE RANGED FROM
SIX TO TEN INCHES...WITH SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHWEST AND WEST EXCEEDING
15 INCHES. THE HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING...AS WELL AS MODERATE TO SEVERE
FLOODING ON MOST RIVERS IN THE STATE. STAGES AT MANY POINTS ON THE ARKANSAS
RIVER WERE THE HIGHEST SINCE THE SPRING FLOOD OF 1990. STAGES ON THE UPPER
WHITE RIVER AT SOME LOCATIONS WERE THE HIGHEST SINCE THE SPRING FLOOD OF 2008.
THERE WAS ONE FATALITY NEAR DOVER IN POPE COUNTY. SEVERAL WEAK TORNADOES
TOUCHED DOWN ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 27TH...AND ONE ON THE MORNING OF THE 28TH.
THE STRONGEST ONE WAS AN EF2...WHICH DESTROYED A MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGED ROOFS
8 TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARIANNA. ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 28TH...40 TO 50 MPH
GRADIENT WIND GUSTS WERE RECORDED AT JONESBORO...LITTLE ROCK...WALNUT RIDGE...
NEWPORT AND STUTTGART.
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