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Climate Summary (Jul 2021)
 
Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            112   07/31/1986
 LOW              54   07/07/1972
HIGHEST           99   07/31         93       6       96  07/16
                       07/30
LOWEST            60   07/04         72     -12       70  07/03
AVG. MAXIMUM    90.8               91.7    -0.9     91.3
AVG. MINIMUM    71.9               71.2     0.7     73.5
MEAN            81.4               81.4    -0.0     82.4
DAYS MAX >= 90    18               23.4    -5.4       25
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       11.65   2009
 MINIMUM        0.01   1930
TOTALS          3.62               3.33    0.29     2.43
DAILY AVG.      0.12               0.11    0.01     0.08
DAYS >= .01       10                8.7     1.3        6
DAYS >= .10        7                                   5
DAYS >= .50        3                                   1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.20   07/22 TO 07/23
 STORM TOTAL    1.00
 (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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    515                510       5      546
 SINCE 1/1      1120               1142     -22     1123

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/30
LATEST                          02/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/010    DATE  07/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/320    DATE  07/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             17
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

&&

...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR JULY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, JULY 2021 AT LITTLE ROCK WAS AVERAGE...EXACTLY
81.4 DEGREES. THE WARMEST PERIOD WAS DURING THE FINAL NINE DAYS OF
THE MONTH, WHILE THE FIRST THREE WEEKS WERE LARGELY BELOW AVERAGE.

THIS WAS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE JULY WITH NO 100-DEGREE DAYS. AS OF
THE 31ST, THERE HAVE BEEN NO TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES AT LITTLE
ROCK FOR 1,112 DAYS, OR THREE YEARS AND 16 DAYS. THIS IS THE 6TH
LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH NO 100-DEGREE READINGS AT
LITTLE ROCK SINCE TEMPERATURE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1879.

RAINFALL WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH THE WETTEST PERIOD OF THE
MONTH DURING THE THIRD WEEK. THIS WAS THE WETTEST JULY IN SEVERAL
YEARS.

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS, AVERAGE ON THREE
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON 13 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 WETTEST JULY 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 JULY 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
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            110   07/31/1986
 LOW              60   07/05/1997
HIGHEST           96   07/31         94       2       95  07/20
                       07/28
LOWEST            62   07/04         73     -11       69  07/03
AVG. MAXIMUM    89.2               91.0    -1.8     90.7
AVG. MINIMUM    71.2               71.9    -0.7     73.2
MEAN            80.2               81.4    -1.2     82.0
DAYS MAX >= 90    18               22.7    -4.7       23
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        9.12   2009
 MINIMUM        0.34   2000
TOTALS          3.48               3.92   -0.44     2.66
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.13   -0.02     0.09
DAYS >= .01        9                8.8     0.2        6
DAYS >= .10        7                                   3
DAYS >= .50        1                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.2    -0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.31   07/25 TO 07/25
 STORM TOTAL    1.31
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
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

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    477                510     -33      532
 SINCE 1/1      1035               1156    -121     1094

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/30
LATEST                          02/27
................................................................

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           MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
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.

&&

...DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR JULY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
JULY 2021 AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK WAS COOLER THAN AVERAGE. IN FACT,
LOOKING AT THE RECORD BOOKS, THIS WAS ONE OF THE COOLEST JULYS ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST PERIOD WAS IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS OF THE MONTH,
WITH THE FIRST THREE WEEKS BEING THE COOLEST PERIOD BY FAR.
OVER
THIS WAS THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE JULY WITH NO 100-DEGREE DAYS. AS OF
JULY 31ST, THIS MARKS 2,184 DAYS, OR 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS, AND 24 DAYS
WITHOUT A TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURE AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, WHICH
CONTINUES TO BE A RECORD STREAK.

RAINFALL WAS A LITTLE UNDER HALF AN INCH BELOW THE 30-YEAR MEAN, WITH
THE WETTEST PERIOD BEING THE 3RD AND EARLY PART OF THE 4TH WEEK.
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DRIER THAN AVERAGE, THIS MONTH WAS STILL THE
WETTEST JULY IN SEVERAL YEARS.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2019, AND THE 8TH
COOLEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE
2014, AND THE 10TH COOLEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2019, AND THE 9TH COOLEST ON
RECORD.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 12 DAYS, AVERAGE ON THREE
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON 16 DAYS.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE       NEW RECORD      PREVIOUS RECORD
 4TH  LOW TEMPERATURE   62 IN 2021      64 IN 2014, 2013, 1995
11TH  LOW TEMPERATURE   66 IN 2021      66 IN 1999

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62 ON THE 4TH MOST RECENTLY TIED JULY 24, 2019
FOR THE 3RD COLDEST ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF JULY AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST JULY SINCE 2018.

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.