NWS Little Rock, AR - November, 2024 Monthly Summary

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	November, 2024 Monthly Summary

Monthly Statistics

	Temperatures							Precipitation
Site	Max	Min	Avg	Norm	Dep	Hi	Lo	Sum	Norm	Dep
Fayetteville (NW AR)	66.2	40.8	53.5	47.3	+6.2	78	21	9.36	3.68	+5.68
Harrison (NC AR)	62.8	42.1	52.4	48.5	+3.9	76	26	14.40	3.96	+10.44
Jonesboro (NE AR)	63.8	47.5	55.7	50.0	+5.7	81	27	1.92	4.40	-2.48
Fort Smith (WC AR)	67.8	45.7	56.8	51.7	+5.1	82	28	11.02	3.85	+7.17
Little Rock (C AR)	67.7	48.1	57.9	51.1	+6.8	83	27	3.64	4.72	-1.08
Texarkana (SW AR)	72.9	51.0	62.0	54.0	+8.0	85	29	5.13	3.91	+1.22
El Dorado (SC AR)	72.5	50.1	61.3	53.8	+7.5	86	31	2.43	3.83	-1.40
Pine Bluff (SE AR)	69.9	49.7	59.8	52.5	+7.3	87	26	2.28	3.97	-1.69

Monthly temperatures were generally well above normal while rainfall totals varied across the state.

Record Temperatures

High temperature records broken in November. Check out the records below.

Site	Record High (Date of Occurrence)
Jacksonville/Little Rock AFB	79T (11/18)
Monticello	86 (11/4)
Pine Bluff	87 (11/4)
Stuttgart	86 (11/4)

Quick Event Summary

Things were active across the state early in the month with widespread heavy rain and some severe storms across northern and western Arkansas. Things became more settled throughout the month with well above normal temperatures observed across much of Arkansas. To start the month, widespread burn bans and moderate to high wildfire danger was seen across almost all of Arkansas. With time, rain amounts increased and conditions improved. While some cool air was seen at times during the month, many locations recorded a late freeze and temperatures average well above normal values.

At 900 pm CST...radar shows showers and thunderstorms building into western Arkansas from Oklahoma. Flash Flood Warnings have been posted because many location in the west have already received 3 to more than 6 inches of rain since Sunday.#arwx pic.twitter.com/RNdNOmJYLG
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) November 5, 2024

In the picture: Radar estimated rainfall totals and a radar loop during the evening of November 4th.

Active weather was noted from November 3-5 with widespread rain and thunderstorms across western and northern Arkansas. The heaviest rainfall occurred on the 4th with a few tornadoes occurring that day as well. Temperatures remained well above normal through the 7th.

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October 31-November 5, 2024 (Flooding Rain/Isolated Tornadoes)

A new storm system approached and brought widespread rain to the state from November 8-10.

A cold front began to move across the state on the 13th with widespread rain and thunderstorms across eastern Arkansas with scattered showers and drizzle elsewhere.

Temperatures began to warm through the 18th while mostly dry conditions lasted through the 16th. A new storm system began to approach the area on the 17th which led to some scattered showers across mainly southern and western Arkansas. A cold front moved across the state on the 18th with temperatures well above normal that day. Widespread rain and a few thunderstorms were noted throughout the day as well. What was most notable on the 18th was a uniform line of showers with a few thunderstorms that produced strong, non-severe wind gusts. Little Rock recorded one of the strongest wind gusts which peaked at 53 mph

Through November 19th, Harrison has picked up 14.37" of rain for the month. This makes November 2024 the 5th wettest month of all time. It'll be dry for several days but more rain is possible next week. #arwx pic.twitter.com/jpt8jbZOhD
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) November 20, 2024

In the picture: Harrison picked up a significant amount of rain for the month, with November 2024 becoming the 5th wettest month on record at the site.

Dry conditions returned for several days with above normal temperatures seen through the 25th. A dry cold front moved across the state on the 25th which brought falling temperatures and windy conditions in its wake. While a brief warmup occurred across much of the state on the 27th ahead of another storm system, cold air quickly returned and lingered through the end of the month. The last couple of days in November brought many locations their first freeze of the season, later than normal at many locations.

In the picture: Temperatures at Little Rock (Pulaski County). Click to enlarge.

In the picture: Precipitation at Little Rock (Pulaski County). Click to enlarge.

In the picture: Precipitation across Arkansas.

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