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Climate Summary (May 2022)
 
Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   05/31/1998
                       05/26/1964
 LOW              38   05/04/2013
                       05/03/2013
                       01/01/2000
HIGHEST           97   05/13         81      16       89  05/27
LOWEST            53   05/01         59      -6       47  05/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.7               80.5     3.2     78.4
AVG. MINIMUM    63.6               59.3     4.3     58.6
MEAN            73.7               69.9     3.8     68.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    12                3.5     8.5        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          4.91               5.08   -0.17     4.48
DAILY AVG.      0.16               0.16   -0.00     0.14
DAYS >= .01       10               10.9    -0.9       11
DAYS >= .10        8                                  10
DAYS >= .50        5                                   4
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.6    -1.6        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.50   05/21 TO 05/22
 STORM TOTAL    0.84
 (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        6.0                3.8     2.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.60               0.30    0.30       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0    MM                           0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      2                 30     -28       34
 SINCE 7/1      2527               3162    -635       MM
COOLING TOTAL    277                182      95      152
 SINCE 1/1       372                243     129       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/05
LATEST                          03/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/320    DATE  05/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/320    DATE  05/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.57
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      8

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

&&


...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR MAY 2022...

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE WARMEST IN
FOUR YEARS (SINCE 2018).

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON ONE DAY, ABOVE AVERAGE ON 23
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON SEVEN DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE               NEW RECORD    PREVIOUS RECORD
 9TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           90(2022)      90(2007)
10TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           90(2022)      90(1973, 1962)
11TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           94(2022)      91(1880)
12TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           94(2022)      92(1998, 1987, 1962)
13TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           97(2022)      93(1962)
19TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE    73(2022)      73(1896)

ON THE 13TH, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 MARKED THE HOTTEST MAY
TEMPERATURE AT LITTLE ROCK SINCE 2012 AND MOST RECENTLY TIED
MAY 29, 2012, MAY 30, 1977 AND MAY 31, 1934 FOR 2ND WARMEST
TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF MAY.

ON THE 13TH, THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE OF 84.0 MOST RECENTLY
TIED MAY 25, 1962 AND MAY 29, 1926 FOR 2ND WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF MAY.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE, IT WAS STILL THE WETTEST
MAY IN TWO YEARS (SINCE 2020).

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

.MISCELLANEOUS DATA...
BY AVERAGE WIND SPEED, IT WAS THE WINDIEST MAY SINCE 2013.
 
North Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   05/30/1977
 LOW              39   05/03/2013
HIGHEST           92   05/12         81      11       87  05/27
LOWEST            54   05/27         61      -7       49  05/05
                       05/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.9               79.3     1.6     76.7
AVG. MINIMUM    62.2               60.7     1.5     58.2
MEAN            71.6               70.0     1.6     67.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                2.1     0.9        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          5.22               5.39   -0.17     5.72
DAILY AVG.      0.17               0.17   -0.00     0.20
DAYS >= .01       10               11.1    -1.1       13
DAYS >= .10        8                                  12
DAYS >= .50        5                                   5
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.5    -1.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.97   05/21 TO 05/21
 STORM TOTAL    0.97
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTALS             T                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        9.5                3.8     5.7       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.95               0.00    0.95       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      2                0.0     2.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM    MM                           0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     13                 33     -20       40
 SINCE 7/1      2769               3142    -373       MM
COOLING TOTAL    223                188      35      123
 SINCE 1/1       292                257      35       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          04/21
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/340    DATE  05/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  05/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR MAY 2022...

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE ALL THE WARMEST
IN FOUR YEARS (SINCE 2018).

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON TWO DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE ON 18
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON 11 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE               NEW RECORD    PREVIOUS RECORD
 9TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           89(2022)      89(2011, 1999)
11TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           91(2022)      90(2006)
12TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           92(2022)      91(1998)
13TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE           91(2022)      90(1998, 1991)
19TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE    72(2022)      71(2018, 2013)
22ND  COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE   63(2022)      66(1990, 1980)

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST MAY IN TWO YEARS.

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

.MISCELLANEOUS DATA...
ON THE MORNING OF THE 14TH, 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE
TO ANY DEPTH. ON THE 21ST, SMALL HAIL FELL BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE TO ANY DEPTH.