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Climate Summary (Oct 2023)
 
Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   10/15/2015
 LOW              27   10/30/1917
HIGHEST           95   10/01         75      20       92  10/15
LOWEST            34   10/31         52     -18       33  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.2               74.2     4.0     78.6
AVG. MINIMUM    56.6               50.9     5.7     52.1
MEAN            67.4               62.6     4.8     65.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                0.8     2.2        3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       16.56   2009
 MINIMUM        0.01   1944
TOTALS          5.24               4.47    0.77     2.22
DAILY AVG.      0.17               0.14    0.03     0.07
DAYS >= .01        7                8.1    -1.1        6
DAYS >= .10        5                                   3
DAYS >= .50        3                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.4     0.6        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.66   10/28 TO 10/29
 STORM TOTAL    2.44
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             T   2017
 24 HR TOTAL       T   10/27/2017 TO 10/27/2017
                       10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1993
                       10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1925
 SNOW DEPTH        T   10/30/1993
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     73                145     -72       87
 SINCE 7/1        73                156     -83       MM
COOLING TOTAL    157                 69      88      106
 SINCE 1/1      2676               1982     694       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/150    DATE  10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/320    DATE  10/16
                                32/150          10/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

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

&&

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78.2 (+4.0) WAS THE 18TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2022.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56.6 (+5.7) WAS TIED FOR THE 18TH
HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 67.4 (+4.8) WAS TIED FOR THE 12TH HOTTEST
AND WARMEST SINCE 2016.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE WELL
ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES BY AN AMOUNT OF 4 TO 6
DEGREES.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE FOR 1 DAY.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 21 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 9 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD HIGHS
DATE             RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD          OLD RECORD
10/01            HIGH TEMPERATURE        95 IN 2023          94 IN
1953

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 5.24 (+0.77) WAS TIED FOR THE 28TH
WETTEST ON RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2019.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD RAINFALL
DATE              NEW RECORD              OLD RECORD
10/28             2.44 IN 2023            2.36 IN 2020

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED.

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

.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH.
 
North Little Rock Climate Summary
...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   10/15/2015
 LOW              27   10/31/1993
HIGHEST           92   10/01         75      17       89  10/15
LOWEST            31   10/31         54     -23       33  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    74.6               72.9     1.7     75.5
AVG. MINIMUM    56.1               52.9     3.2     53.1
MEAN            65.3               62.9     2.4     64.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.7     1.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                0.1     0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.81   2009
 MINIMUM        0.80   2000
TOTALS          6.70               4.62    2.08     2.26
DAILY AVG.      0.22               0.15    0.07     0.07
DAYS >= .01        8                8.0     0.0        6
DAYS >= .10        7                                   3
DAYS >= .50        3                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.5     1.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.43   10/28 TO 10/28
 STORM TOTAL    3.43
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.2   1993
 24 HR TOTAL     0.2   10/29/1993 TO 10/29/1993
 SNOW DEPTH        T   10/30/1993
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    109                142     -33      110
 SINCE 7/1       109                155     -46       MM
COOLING TOTAL    127                 77      50       97
 SINCE 1/1      2334               2000     334       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST      10/31             MM
LATEST                          03/20
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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            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

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

&&

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74.6 (+1.7) WAS THE 19TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2022.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56.1 (+3.2) WAS THE 10TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 65.3 (+2.4) WAS TIED FOR THE 13TH HOTTEST
AND WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE THE
30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES BY AN AMOUNT OF 1 TO 3 DEGREES.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 0 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 20 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 11 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH…
RECORD HIGHS
DATE          RECORD TYPE            NEW RECORD        OLD RECORD
10/01         HIGH TEMPERATURE       92 IN 2023        92 IN 1979

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 6.70 (+2.08) WAS THE 9TH WETTEST ON
RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2021.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD RAINFALL
DATE                NEW RECORD                 OLD RECORD
10/05               1.32 IN 2023               1.22 IN 2013
10/28               3.43 IN 2023               1.80 IN 2020

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED.

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

.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH.