NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Mar 2023)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2023

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   03/31         59      22       80  03/03
LOWEST            18   03/19         39     -21       15  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.6               60.3    -1.7     61.0
AVG. MINIMUM    37.6               38.1    -0.5     38.9
MEAN            48.1               49.2    -1.1     50.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     8                8.6    -0.6        7
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.83   2008
 MINIMUM        0.64   1971
TOTALS          7.39               3.91    3.48     4.05
DAILY AVG.      0.24               0.13    0.11     0.14
DAYS >= .01       11               10.4     0.6       11
DAYS >= .10        9                                   6
DAYS >= .50        4                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.8     2.2        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.78   03/02 TO 03/03
 STORM TOTAL    2.33
 (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           0.0                2.0    -2.0      3.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.20   -0.20     0.30
SINCE 7/1       15.1               11.2     3.9       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.51               1.00    0.51       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        4
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 3.0  03/11 TO 03/11

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    518                497      21      464
 SINCE 7/1      3264               3573    -309       MM
COOLING TOTAL      5                  8      -3        4
 SINCE 1/1         5                  9      -4       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        10/18
LATEST                          04/14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/240    DATE  03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/240    DATE  03/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.44
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

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.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 58.6 F (-1.7 F) AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE WAS 37.6 F (-0.5 F). THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 48.1 F
(+1.1 F). THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 81 F ON MARCH 31ST AND
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 18 F ON MARCH 19TH.

THE MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW THE 30-YEAR
CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES WHILE THE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH SINCE DECEMBER 2022
WHERE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES WERE NEGATIVE OR ONLY WEAKLY POSITIVE,
AND THIS WAS LARGELY DRIVEN BY MORE DAYS DURING THE MONTH WHERE
OBSERVED TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 1 DAY.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 13 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 17 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 7.44 INCHES MADE THIS THE 8TH WETTEST MARCH
ON RECORD BEHIND 2016, 1990, 2002, 2015, 1989, AND 2012. RAINFALL
WAS 3.53 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    RECORD TYPE        NEW RECORD        PREVIOUS RECORD
2ND     MAX DAILY RAINFALL  1.52 (2023)       1.07 (1988)

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL... THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 0.0 (-2.0 IN).

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