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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
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             99   05/29/1926
                       05/28/1926
 LOW              26   05/02/1911
                       05/01/1903
HIGHEST           85   05/26         76       9       86  05/24
                                                          05/02
LOWEST            41   05/07         56     -15       36  05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.3               76.6    -4.3     73.3
AVG. MINIMUM    53.6               55.8    -2.2     53.6
MEAN            62.9               66.2    -3.3     63.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.7    -0.7        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       16.87   1961
 MINIMUM        0.59   2012
TOTALS          6.73               4.81    1.92     7.76
DAILY AVG.      0.22               0.16    0.06     0.25
DAYS >= .01       18               11.8     6.2       16
DAYS >= .10       12                                  12
DAYS >= .50        5                                   7
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.4    -0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.23   05/03 TO 05/04
 STORM TOTAL    1.08
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.1   2013
 24 HR TOTAL     0.1   05/03/2013 TO 05/03/2013
 SNOW DEPTH        T   05/03/2013
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1       15.0               11.5     3.5       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.50               1.00    0.50       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    118                 75      43      112
 SINCE 7/1      3960               3881      79     3734
COOLING TOTAL     61                112     -51       72
 SINCE 1/1        78                152     -74      121

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              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/300    DATE  05/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/210    DATE  05/09
                                38/010          05/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.52
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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...DATA FOR HARRISON FOR MAY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
MAY IN HARRISON WAS OVER TWO DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE, AND THIS WAS
LARGELY DUE TO THE COOL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES. AVERAGE HIGHS
WERE THE COLDEST IN 40 YEARS, AND THIS MADE FOR ONE OF THE COLDEST
MAYS ON RECORD. RAINFALL WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WITH
THE WETTEST PERIOD DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH WEEK. EVEN SO, IT WAS
THE DRIEST MAY IN TWO YEARS.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1981 AND THE 6TH
COLDEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME
AS 2020. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1990,
AND THE 11TH COLDEST ON RECORD.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 16 DAYS, AVERAGE ON FIVE
DAYS, AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON TEN DAYS.

FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE
90 DEGREES. THERE WERE 14 DAYS WITH LOWS COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 1967.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE, HOWEVER, THIS WAS STILL THE DRIEST MAY
SINCE 2019.

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