NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Mar 2021)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 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             98   03/24/1929
 LOW             -10   03/12/1948
HIGHEST           81   03/27         59      22       91  03/26
LOWEST            27   03/06         39     -12       28  03/21
AVG. MAXIMUM    64.1               59.9     4.2     64.6
AVG. MINIMUM    40.5               37.7     2.8     44.0
MEAN            52.3               48.8     3.5     54.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     4                8.7    -4.7        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.83   2008
 MINIMUM        0.64   1971
TOTALS          6.84               3.79    3.05     5.54
DAILY AVG.      0.22               0.12    0.10     0.18
DAYS >= .01       10               10.3    -0.3       13
DAYS >= .10        5                                  10
DAYS >= .50        5                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       4                0.7     3.3        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.52   03/12 TO 03/13
 STORM TOTAL    1.69
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          14.0   1988
 24 HR TOTAL    13.8   03/08/1994 TO 03/09/1994
 SNOW DEPTH       14   03/09/1994
TOTALS             T                2.0    -2.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.20   -0.20     0.00
SINCE 7/1       15.0               11.2     3.8       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.50               1.00    0.50       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                2.0    -1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL       T   03/18 TO 03/18                0.0  03/29 TO 03/29

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    385                508    -123      347
 SINCE 7/1      3577               3680    -103     3328
COOLING TOTAL      0                  6      -6       24
 SINCE 1/1         0                  6      -6       26

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        10/30
LATEST                          04/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/170    DATE  03/15
                                24/170          03/21
                                24/160          03/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/160    DATE  03/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      4

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

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...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR HARRISON FOR MARCH 2021...

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 20 DAYS, BELOW AVERAGE ON TEN DAYS AND AVERAGE ON ONE DAY.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 2008.

.DAINLY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE   NEW RECORD    PREVIOUS RECORD
12TH  1.38 IN 2021     0.95 IN 1986
13TH  1.20 IN 2021     1.08 IN 2015

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, NO MEASURABLE SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.