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

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             96   10/05/1954
                       10/09/1928
                       10/04/1928
 LOW              16   10/29/1910
HIGHEST           88   10/09         70      18       86  10/07
LOWEST            40   10/17         48      -8       32  10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.8               70.8     2.0     68.4
AVG. MINIMUM    52.3               48.0     4.3     45.1
MEAN            62.6               59.4     3.2     56.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.3    -1.3        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.80   1941
 MINIMUM        0.26   2010
TOTALS          5.47               3.81    1.66     8.42
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.12    0.06     0.27
DAYS >= .01       12                9.1     2.9        8
DAYS >= .10        9                                   6
DAYS >= .50        5                                   4
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.1     0.9        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.81   10/13 TO 10/14
 STORM TOTAL    1.22
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.0   1913
 24 HR TOTAL     8.0   10/27/1913 TO 10/27/1913
 SNOW DEPTH        8   10/27/1913
TOTALS           0.0                0.1    -0.1      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.1    -0.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0  10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    144                214     -70      282
 SINCE 7/1       154                249     -95      305
COOLING TOTAL     76                 40      36       34
 SINCE 1/1      1509               1469      40     1404

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          04/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/150    DATE  10/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/240    DATE  10/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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 OCTOBER 2021...

.SUMMARY...
TEMPERATURES CONTINUED TO RUN ABOVE AVERAGE INTO OCTOBER. THERE WERE
ONLY A FEW DAYS IN THE THIRD AND THE FINAL WEEKS WITH COOLER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, WHILE DAYS DURING MUCH OF THE MONTH RAN 5-10
DEGREES OR MORE ABOVE AVERAGE. FOR THE SECOND OCTOBER IN A ROW, THERE
WERE NO 90-DEGREE READINGS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE ALSO NO FREEZES FOR
THE FIRST OCTOBER IN THREE YEARS, AND NO TEMPERATURES COLDER THAN 40 FOR
THE FIRST OCTOBER IN FIVE YEARS.

RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE, THOUGH IT WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER IN SEVERAL
YEARS. THERE WERE 12 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN
OCTOBER SINCE 2009.

NO SNOW FELL FOR THE THIRD OCTOBER IN A ROW.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2017. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2016, AND THE 9TH WARMEST ON
RECORD. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2016.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 21 DAYS, AVERAGE ON TWO DAYS,
AND BELOW AVERAGE ON EIGHT DAYS.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE               NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
10TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE   69 IN 2021         69 IN 1949
13TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE   64 IN 2021         64 IN 1985

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE BY OVER AN INCH AND A HALF,
IT WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER IN THREE YEARS (SINCE 2018).

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    NEW RECORD        PREVIOUS RECORD
27TH   1.12 IN 2021        1.11 IN 1913

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.