NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Jan 2022)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 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   01/24/1943
 LOW             -18   01/18/1930
HIGHEST           66   01/31         44      22       59  01/04
LOWEST             3   01/21         25     -22       20  01/10
                                                          01/11
                                                          01/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    46.6               46.9    -0.3     46.0
AVG. MINIMUM    23.0               27.2    -4.2     30.3
MEAN            34.8               37.0    -2.2     38.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5                4.5     0.5        2
DAYS MIN <= 32    26               21.2     4.8       22
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.2    -0.2        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.42   1916
 MINIMUM           T   1931
TOTALS          1.68               2.67   -0.99     3.11
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.09   -0.04     0.10
DAYS >= .01        5                8.2    -3.2        9
DAYS >= .10        2                                   6
DAYS >= .50        1                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.6     0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.50   12/31 TO 01/01
 STORM TOTAL    1.16
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          29.0   1918
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   01/08/1977 TO 01/09/1977
 SNOW DEPTH       24   01/21/1918
TOTALS          13.3                4.2     9.1      1.8
 LIQUID EQUIV   1.30               0.40    0.90     0.20
SINCE 7/1       13.3                6.0     7.3       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.33               0.00    1.33       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE      8                 MM      MM        4
DAYS >= 1.0        2                                   1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   01/16
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   01/15 TO 01/15                1.3  01/27 TO 01/27

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    928                867      61      824
 SINCE 7/1      1956               2396    -440       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        11/04
LATEST                          04/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/160    DATE  01/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/160    DATE  01/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5


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

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

&&

.ADDITIONAL DATA FOR HARRISON FOR JANUARY 2022...
FOR THE FIRST MONTH SINCE LAST JULY, HARRISON EXPERIENCED A MONTH
WITH A DEGATIVE DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL. IN OTHER WORDS, THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS COOLER THAN THE 1991-2020 MEAN. THIS
WAS DUE TO COLD AVERAGE LOWS, WHICH WERE OVER FOUR DEGREES COLDER
THAN THE 1991-2020 MEAN.

THERE WERE 26 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH
MARKED THE MOST IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY IN 31 YEARS (SINCE 1991).
THERE WERE 12 DAYS WITH LOWS OF 20 OR COLDER, WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2018, AND FOR THE FIRST JANUARY IN FOUR YEARS, THERE WAS ONE
DAY WITH A SINGLE-DIGIT LOW. THERE WERE FIVE DAYS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2018.

RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE BY NEARLY AN INCH, AND THIS MARKED THE
DRIEST JANUARY IN SIX YEARS (SINCE 2016). SNOW WAS WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE, AND WAS IN NEAR-RECORD TERRITORY. THIS MARKED THE SNOWIEST
JANUARY IN 12 YEARS AND ONE OF THE SNOWIEST ON RECORD.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2020. THE AVERAGE
LOW WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2014. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS
THE COLDEST SINCE 2018.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 17 DAYS, AVERAGE ON ONE
DAY, AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON 13 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST JANUARY SINCE 2016.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE SNOWIEST JANUARY SINCE 2010, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED 1996
FOR THE 7TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD. THERE WERE THREE DAYS WITH
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2016.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE   NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
15TH  12.0 IN 2022     1.0 IN 1930, 1917

--ON THE 15TH, THE 12.0 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL MARKED THE SNOWIEST
JANUARY CALENDAR DAY SINCE 2010, AND SET THE ALL-TIME RECORD
CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 11.0
INCHES, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SET ON JANUARY 10, 1955, TIED ON
JANUARY 6, 1970, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED ON JANUARY 29, 2010.

THIS ALSO MARKED THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AT HARRISON SINCE
MARCH OF 1994, AND WAS THE 4TH HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON
RECORD THERE. ONLY FEBRUARY 15, 1993 (14.3"), MARCH 8, 1994 (13.0"),
AND MARCH 17, 1988 (13.0") HAD MORE SNOWFALL.
--THE 12.0 INCHES OF SNOW ON JANUARY 15TH ALSO MARKED THE HIGHEST 24-
HOUR SNOWFALL SINCE 2010, BOTH OVERALL AND IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY,
AND MOST RECENTLY TIED JANUARY 28-29, 2010 FOR THE 2ND HIGHEST 24-
HOUR SNOWFALL ON RECORD IN JANUARY AND THE 5TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR
SNOWFALL OVERALL.