NWS Little Rock, AR - September, 2024 Monthly Summary

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	September, 2024 Monthly Summary

Monthly Statistics

	Temperatures							Precipitation
Site	Max	Min	Avg	Norm	Dep	Hi	Lo	Sum	Norm	Dep
Fayetteville (NW AR)	85.2	58.5	71.8	69.0	+2.8	97	42	0.16	4.26	-4.10
Harrison (NC AR)	81.6	59.7	70.7	69.9	+0.8	96	44	0.35	4.06	-3.71
Jonesboro (NE AR)	83.1	65.2	74.2	73.2	+1.0	93	53	9.84	3.30	+6.54
Fort Smith (WC AR)	87.6	65.4	76.5	74.8	+1.7	101	52	0.96	4.04	-3.08
Little Rock (C AR)	86.3	67.9	77.1	74.0	+3.1	96	55	1.67	3.01	-1.34
Texarkana (SW AR)	89.6	68.3	78.9	75.4	+3.5	97	54	2.94	3.60	-0.66
El Dorado (SC AR)	86.8	64.1	75.4	75.8	-0.4	95	49	1.15	3.23	-2.08
Pine Bluff (SE AR)	85.9	66.7	76.3	74.7	+1.6	95	54	3.12	3.09	+0.03

Monthly temperatures were generally well above normal. Portions of east/northeast Arkansas experienced above normal rainfall while many other areas saw growing rainfall deficits.

Record Temperatures

Temperature records broken in September. Check out the records below.

Site	Record Low (Date of Occurrence)
Hot Springs	50 (9/9), 54T (9/10)
North Little Rock	56T (9/9)
Jacksonville/Little Rock AFB	52T (9/10)

Quick Event Summary

Much of the state experienced well above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall during September. There were some areas that saw quite the opposite with very heavy rainfall occurring across northeast Arkansas thanks to the influence of tropical systems Francine and Helene.

Here's a radar loop of #Francine's progress from before landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday through Thursday evening across northeast Arkansas. #arwx pic.twitter.com/Ac2QAZt67k
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) September 13, 2024

In the picture: A radar loop showing the progress of Francine.

A Labor Day cold front brought some scattered showers and thunderstorms to the state, but many areas missed out on appreciable rainfall. The front did bring areawide cooler temperatures and dry air. Below normal temperatures were observed several days in a row before Francince began to approach from the south. Warmer temperatures and an increase in moisture occurred on September 10th with increased cloud cover and some rain across southern Arkansas on the 11th.

The remnants of Francine moved north across Mississippi toward Memphis and northeast Arkansas on the 12th and 13th before diminishing into a remnant low pressure system. Heavy rain fell across much of northeast Arkansas with gusty winds noted as well. Rain was more widespread for a few days following with many areas seeing at least some light amounts.

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September 11-16, 2024 (Francine brings heavy rain/gusty wind)

Warm and dry conditions returned by mid to late month with temperatures climbing above 90 degrees in many areas from Sep 17-22. A few storms occurred across northern Arkansas during the evening of Sep 20th which brought some strong winds to locations near and to the E/SE of Mountain Home.

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September 20-22, 2024 (Isolated severe storms)

An approaching cold front would make progress into the state on the 23rd and would continue southeast of the area by the 24th. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms occurred across northern Arkansas from the 21st through the 22nd. More widespread precip spread across the state from the 23rd through the 24th.

Hurricane Helene made landfall on the evening of the 26th. Moisture around a closed low led to rain on the 27th across mainly eastern Arkansas. Gusty winds were also noted. Dry and warm conditions returned to end the month.

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September 27 , 2024 (Helene brings heavy rain/gusty wind)

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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