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

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             98   03/24/1929
 LOW             -10   03/12/1948
HIGHEST           80   03/03         59      21       81  03/27
LOWEST            15   03/12         39     -24       27  03/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.0               60.3     0.7     64.1
AVG. MINIMUM    38.9               38.1     0.8     40.5
MEAN            49.9               49.2     0.7     52.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <=; 32     0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <=; 32     7                8.6    -1.6        4
DAYS MIN <=; 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.83   2008
 MINIMUM        0.64   1971
TOTALS          4.30               3.91    0.39     6.84
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.13    0.01     0.22
DAYS >= .01       12               10.4     1.6       10
DAYS >= .10        7                                   5
DAYS >= .50        3                                   5
DAYS >= 1.00       2                0.8     1.2        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.67   03/30 TO 03/30
 STORM TOTAL    1.67
 (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           3.0                2.0     1.0        T
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.30               0.20    0.10        T
SINCE 7/1       25.3               11.2    14.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     2.53               1.00    1.53       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      4                 MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   03/12
 24 HR TOTAL     3.0   03/11 TO 03/11                  T  03/18 TO 03/18

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    464                497     -33      385
 SINCE 7/1      3149               3573    -424       MM
COOLING TOTAL      4                  8      -4        0
 SINCE 1/1         4                  9      -5       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              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/160    DATE  03/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/190    DATE  03/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9


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                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      12     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 MARCH 2022...
MARCH WAS CLOSE TO AVERAGE IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES AND THE MONTH
WAS THE COOLEST MARCH SINCE 2019.

THERE WERE SEVEN DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING,
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2019. THERE WAS ONE DAY WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES, AND THIS MARKED THE THIRD
MARCH IN A ROW WITH 80-DEGREE READINGS.

RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL WERE BOTH ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL DURING MARCH, WHICH WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN
THREE YEARS.

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

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON
16 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
EVEN WITH ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL, IT WAS STILL THE DRIEST MARCH SINCE
2019.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH SINCE 2019.

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