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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2022
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 12/26/2015
LOW 12/23/1989
12/24/1963
HIGHEST 78 12/25 53 25 75 12/10
12/10
12/02
LOWEST 27 12/20 34 -7 23 12/01
12/13
12/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.3 52.6 12.7 54.5
AVG. MINIMUM 44.4 33.3 11.1 33.1
MEAN 54.8 43.0 11.8 43.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 13.4 -6.4 13
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.92 1884
MINIMUM 0.14 1889
TOTALS 4.07 5.08 -1.01 4.77
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.16 -0.03 0.15
DAYS >= .01 10 9.5 0.5 11
DAYS >= .10 6 6
DAYS >= .50 3 4
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.46 12/18 TO 12/18
STORM TOTAL 1.46
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.3 2012
24 HR TOTAL 10.3 12/25/2012 TO 12/26/2012
SNOW DEPTH 10 12/26/2012
TOTALS 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.02 -0.02 T
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.3 -0.3 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 T 12/14 TO 12/15
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 328 684 -356 651
SINCE 7/1 828 1264 -436 MM
COOLING TOTAL 19 1 18 0
SINCE 1/1 2186 1990 196 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/05
LATEST 03/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/190 DATE 12/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/190 DATE 12/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR DECEMBER 2021...
.SUMMARY...
PREVALENT SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS KEPT SIGNIFICANTLY ANOMALOUS
WARMTH AT LITTLE ROCK THROUGH THE MONTH. THE ANOMALOUS PATTERN MADE
FOR THE WARMEST DECEMBER (IN TERMS OF HIGHS AND LOWS) IN 132 YEARS.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WARMTH CAME IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH, WITH
DAILY READINGS 25 TO NEARLY 30 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.
BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL CONTINUED THROUGH THE MONTH, THOUGH THE
DRYNESS WASN`T AS SIGNIFICANT AS NOVEMBER. MOST OF THE RAIN FELL IN
THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE MONTH.
FOR THE FIRST DECEMBER IN THREE YEARS, NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.
.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE WARMEST
SINCE 1889, AND ALL THREE WERE THE 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD.
THERE WERE 11 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 70 DEGREES, WHICH
WAS THE MOST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 1889, AND THE 2ND HIGHEST ON RECORD
IN ANY DECEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN. ONLY 1889 HAD MORE, WITH 18 RECORDED.
THERE WERE SEVEN DAYS WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE
FEWEST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 2015.
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 26 DAYS, AVERAGE ON ONE
DAY, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON FOUR DAYS.
.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
10TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2021 78 IN 1889
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 63 IN 2021 58 IN 1946
25TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 78 IN 2021 73 IN 1942
27TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 63 IN 2021 62 IN 1971
28TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 63 IN 2021 61 IN 1984
--THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 ON THE 25TH, 10TH, AND 2ND MOST RECENTLY
TIED DECEMBER 11, 1996 FOR THE 4TH WARMEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER AT LITTLE ROCK.
--THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 70.5 DEGREES ON THE 10TH MOST RECENTLY
TIED DECEMBER 5, 1998 FOR THE 7TH WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE ON RECORD IN THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER AT LITTLE ROCK.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
FOR THE 5TH MONTH IN A ROW, RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE, THOUGH NOT QUITE
TO THE DEGREE OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH. THIS WAS THE DRIEST DECEMBER IN TWO
YEARS (SINCE 2019).
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
18TH 1.46 IN 2021 0.94 IN 2002
.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS (SINCE 2018), ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING
THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.
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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 78 12/26/2015
12/05/1998
12/02/1982
LOW -2 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 76 12/25 52 24 74 12/09
12/10
12/02
12/10
LOWEST 29 12/20 35 -6 22 12/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.9 51.2 11.7 52.6
AVG. MINIMUM 45.7 35.2 10.5 34.9
MEAN 54.3 43.2 11.1 43.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.1 -1.1 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 10.6 -6.6 11
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.74 1987
MINIMUM 0.74 1981
TOTALS 5.01 5.10 -0.09 4.22
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.16 -0.00 0.17
DAYS >= .01 10 10.3 -0.3 9
DAYS >= .10 6 6
DAYS >= .50 3 4
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.7 1.3 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.52 12/29 TO 12/29
STORM TOTAL 1.52
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.3 2012
24 HR TOTAL 10.3 12/25/2012 TO 12/26/2012
SNOW DEPTH 9 12/26/2012
TOTALS 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.1
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.4 -0.4 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 0.1 12/13 TO 12/13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 332 676 -344 648
SINCE 7/1 841 1248 -407 MM
COOLING TOTAL 11 1 10 0
SINCE 1/1 2037 2009 28 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/13
LATEST 04/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/270 DATE 12/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 0
- 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 DECEMBER 2021...
.SUMMARY...
PREVALENT SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS KEPT SIGNIFICANTLY ANOMALOUS
WARMTH AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE ANOMALOUS PATTERN
MADE FOR THE WARMEST DECEMBER IN SIX YEARS, AND THE WARMEST DECEMBER
SINCE RECORDS WERE STARTED IN 1975. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WARMTH OCCURRED
IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS OF THE MONTH, WHERE DAILY READINGS WERE RUNNING 25
TO NEARLY 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE.
SUBPAR RAINFALL CONTINUED THROUGH DECEMBER, THOUGH THE DISPARITY WAS MUCH
CLOSER TO AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MONTH (-0.09 VS.
-2.45 FOR NOVEMBER). RAIN WAS FAIRLY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH,
THOUGH THE HEAVIEST QUANTITY FELL DURING THE FINAL THREE DAYS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST DECEMBER IN FOUR YEARS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SNOWFALL.
.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2015, AND WAS THE
WARMEST ON RECORD FOR DECEMBER. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE
WARMEST SINCE 1984, AND THE WARMEST ON RECORD FOR DECEMBER. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2015, AND THE WARMEST ON RECORD
FOR DECEMBER.
THERE WERE NINE DAYS WITH HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 70, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
1984, AND THE MOST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH, EDGING OUT THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF SEVEN IN 1984.
THERE WERE FOUR DAYS WITH LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE
FEWEST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 2015.
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 26 DAYS AND BELOW AVERAGE ON
FIVE DAYS.
.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
10TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2021 74 IN 2020
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 53 IN 1996
15TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 59 IN 1984
16TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 71 IN 2021 69 IN 2006
25TH HIGH TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2021 68 IN 2019
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 53 IN 2015
27TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 61 IN 2021 51 IN 2019
28TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 59 IN 2021 59 IN 1984
--THE HIGHS OF 76 ON THE 25TH, 10TH, AND 2ND WERE THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES
RECORDED IN DECEMBER SINCE 2016, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED DECEMBER 17, 2016
FOR THE 3RD WARMEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.
--THE LOW OF 61 ON THE 27TH AND 25TH MOST RECENTLY TIED DECEMBER 3, 2012
FOR THE 5TH WARMEST DECEMBER LOW TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.
--THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 68.5 ON THE 25TH AND 10TH WERE THE WARMEST
DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN DECEMBER SINCE 2015 AND MOST RECENTLY TIED
DECEMBER 29, 1984 FOR THE 4TH WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
DURING THE MONTH.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE, THIS WAS STILL THE WETTEST
DECEMBER SINCE 2018.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
18TH 1.10 IN 2021 0.90 IN 2002
.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017, ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
10TH - THE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ON DECEMBER 10TH WAS THE HIGHEST
SUSTAINED WIND SPEED AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE LAURA IN AUGUST OF 2020.
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