...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 05/31/1998
05/26/1964
LOW 38 05/04/2013
05/03/2013
01/01/2000
HIGHEST 89 05/27 81 8 88 05/25
LOWEST 47 05/14 59 -12 43 05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.4 80.5 -2.1 78.8
AVG. MINIMUM 58.6 59.3 -0.7 58.0
MEAN 68.5 69.9 -1.4 68.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 3.5 -3.5 0
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 15.91 1882
MINIMUM 0.64 1918
TOTALS 4.48 5.08 -0.60 6.04
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.16 -0.02 0.19
DAYS >= .01 11 10.9 0.1 13
DAYS >= .10 10 9
DAYS >= .50 4 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.6 -0.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.39 05/17 TO 05/18
STORM TOTAL 1.10
(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 20.3 3.8 16.5 MM
LIQUID 7/1 2.03 0.30 1.73 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 34 30 4 44
SINCE 7/1 3122 3162 -40 2929
COOLING TOTAL 152 182 -30 158
SINCE 1/1 189 243 -54 195
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 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/350 DATE 05/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/350 DATE 05/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.73
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 14 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.
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...DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK FOR MAY 2021...
.SUMMARY...
MAY IN LITTLE ROCK WAS COOLER THAN AVERAGE IN TERMS OF HIGH AND LOW
TEMPERATURES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE THE COLDEST FOR THE MONTH IN 19
YEARS. RAINFALL WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WITH THE
WETTEST PERIOD DURING THE THIRD WEEK. EVEN SO, IT WAS THE DRIEST MAY
IN THREE YEARS.
.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2002. THE AVERAGE
LOW AND AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES, ALTHOUGH BELOW AVERAGE, WERE
THE WARMEST SINCE 2019.
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 12 DAYS, AVERAGE ON FOUR
DAYS, AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS.
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE
90 DEGREES.
.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE. IT WAS THE DRIEST MAY 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.
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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 05/30/1977
LOW 39 05/03/2013
HIGHEST 87 05/27 81 6 86 05/25
LOWEST 49 05/05 61 -12 45 05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 76.7 79.3 -2.6 76.6
AVG. MINIMUM 58.2 60.7 -2.5 58.6
MEAN 67.5 70.0 -2.5 67.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 2.1 -2.1 0
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 12.93 2009
MINIMUM 0.55 2012
TOTALS 5.72 5.39 0.33 8.49
DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.17 0.03 0.27
DAYS >= .01 13 11.1 1.9 17
DAYS >= .10 12 12
DAYS >= .50 5 8
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.49 05/18 TO 05/18
STORM TOTAL 1.49
(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 19.0 3.8 15.2 MM
LIQUID 7/1 1.90 0.00 1.90 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 40 33 7 55
SINCE 7/1 3159 3142 17 3003
COOLING TOTAL 123 188 -65 144
SINCE 1/1 163 257 -94 179
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 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 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 3 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.
&&
...DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR MAY 2021...
.SUMMARY...
MAY IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK WAS COOLER THAN AVERAGE IN TERMS OF HIGH
AND LOW TEMPERATURES. IN FACT, LOWS WERE THE COLDEST IN 24 YEARS.
THIS MADE FOR ONE OF THE COOLEST MAYS ON RECORD. RAINFALL WAS
DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WITH THE WETTEST PERIOD DURING THE
THIRD WEEK. EVEN SO, IT WAS THE DRIEST MAY IN THREE YEARS.
.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE 6TH COLDEST ON RECORD, BUT WAS
STILL THE WARMEST SINCE 2019. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE
COLDEST SINCE 1997 AND THE 7TH COLDEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1997 AND TIED 1997 FOR THE
5TH COLDEST ON RECORD.
.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS, AVERAGE ON THREE
DAYS, AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON 13 DAYS.
FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE
90 DEGREES. THERE WAS ONLY ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE COLDER
THAN 50 DEGREES, WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE 2019.
.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE, IT WAS THE DRIEST MAY SINCE
2018.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
18TH 1.49 IN 2021 1.05 IN 1983
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