000 SXUS74 KLZK 072333 RERLZK RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 635 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2018 ...RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK,MONTICELLO, MOUNT IDA, AND JACKSONVILLE FOR APRIL 7TH... ...ALL-TIME RECORD SNOWFALL TIED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK AND JACKSONVILLE... A TRACE OF SLEET AND SNOW FELL AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK TODAY. THIS ESTABLISHES A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL FOR APRIL 7TH AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AS THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER RECORDED OCCURRENCES ON APRIL 7TH SINCE OFFICIAL RECORDS BEGAN. THIS ALSO TIES THE RECORD FOR THE MOST SNOWFALL IN THE MONTH OF APRIL AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCUMULATION, APRIL 2018 TIES WITH 2003, 1983, AND 1980 FOR THE SNOWIEST ON RECORD. SINCE OFFICIAL RECORDS BEGAN, THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECORDED INSTANCES OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. THIS ALSO MARKS THE LATEST OCCURRENCE OF SNOWFALL AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK IN 15 YEARS, OR SINCE APRIL 9, 2003. THIS IS THE 5TH LATEST SNOWFALL ON RECORD AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, WITH THE ALL-TIME LATEST BEING APRIL 19, 1983. DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK ARE RECORDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT, AND RECORDS BEGAN IN 1975. .MONTICELLO... A TRACE OF SLEET FELL AT MONTICELLO TODAY. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR APRIL 7TH, AS THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER RECORDED OCCURRENCES ON APRIL 7TH SINCE OFFICIAL RECORDS BEGAN. THIS IS THE LATEST OCCURRENCE OF SNOWFALL AT MONTICELLO SINCE APRIL 25, 1910, AND THE 2ND LATEST SNOWFALL ON RECORD AT MONTICELLO, WITH THE LATEST BEING ON APRIL 25, 1910. THIS ALSO TIES 1910 FOR THE 3RD SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD AT MONTICELLO. ONLY 1987 (0.5 INCHES), AND 1886 (3.0 INCHES) HAD MORE. RECORDS FOR MONTICELLO BEGAN IN 1876. .MOUNT IDA... A TRACE OF SLEET FELL AT MOUNT IDA TODAY. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR APRIL 7TH. THIS IS THE LATEST SNOWFALL AT MOUNT IDA SINCE APRIL 14, 1980, AND THE 5TH LATEST ON RECORD. THE LATEST SNOWFALL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN WAS ON APRIL 14, 1980. THIS ALSO TIES 1973, 1957, 1929, AND 1873 FOR THE 2ND SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD. ONLY 1980 HAD MORE, WITH 4.0 INCHES. RECORDS FOR MOUNT IDA BEGAN IN 1872. .LITTLE ROCK AFB/JACKSONVILLE... A TRACE OF SLEET FELL AT LITTLE ROCK AFB/JACKSONVILLE TODAY. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR APRIL 7TH. THIS IS ALSO THE LATEST SNOWFALL AT LITTLE ROCK AFB/JACKSONVILLE SINCE APRIL 9, 2003, AND THE 4TH LATEST OVER ALL. THE LATEST WAS ON APRIL 19, 1983. THIS ALSO TIES 2003, 1983, 1980, AND 1957 FOR THE SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD. RECORDS FOR LITTLE ROCK AFB/JACKSONVILLE BEGAN IN 1956. $$ 57 |