NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Oct 2023)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2023

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           86   10/02         70      16       85  10/05
                       10/01
LOWEST            25   10/31         48     -23       27  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.9               70.8     0.1     72.0
AVG. MINIMUM    49.4               48.0     1.4     47.1
MEAN            60.2               59.4     0.8     59.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                1.3     0.7        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.80   1941
 MINIMUM        0.26   2010
TOTALS          3.00               3.81   -0.81     4.31
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.12   -0.02     0.14
DAYS >= .01        8                9.1    -1.1        7
DAYS >= .10        5                                   6
DAYS >= .50        2                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.1    -0.1        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.51   10/04 TO 10/05
 STORM TOTAL    1.42
 (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             T                 MM      MM      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1          T                 MM      MM       MM
 LIQUID 7/1    -0.10               0.00   -0.10       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T
DAYS >= TRACE      1                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0   10/21
                       10/08
                       10/29
 24 HR TOTAL       T   10/29 TO 10/29                 MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    196                214     -18      192
 SINCE 7/1       196                249     -53       MM
COOLING TOTAL     52                 40      12       31
 SINCE 1/1      1570               1469     101       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST      10/30             MM
LATEST                          04/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/170    DATE  10/26
                                22/160          10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/160    DATE  10/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      1
FOG                       7     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.

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.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70.9 (+0.1) WAS TIED FOR THE 45TH
COLDEST AND COOLEST SINCE 2020.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 49.4 (+1.4) WAS THE 31ST HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 60.2 (+0.8) WAS TIED FOR THE 51ST HOTTEST
AND WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE MONTHLY LOW AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE
THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. THE MONTHLY HIGH AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS AT THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGE.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 2 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 17 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 12 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 3.00 (-0.81) WAS TIED FOR THE 58TH
WETTEST ON RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2022.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
A TRACE OF 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.