000 CXUS54 KLZK 021041 CLMHRO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 457 AM CDT THU OCT 2 2008 ................................... ...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 106 09/03/1939 09/05/1913 09/04/1913 LOW 30 09/29/1967 HIGHEST 88 09/12 80 8 93 09/03 09/01 LOWEST 46 09/16 59 -13 51 09/16 09/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 78.1 80.0 -1.9 82.9 AVG. MINIMUM 58.2 59.1 -0.9 60.5 MEAN 68.2 69.6 -1.4 71.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 3.8 -3.8 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.80 1930 MINIMUM 0.08 1928 TOTALS 6.65 4.03 2.62 3.47 DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.13 0.09 0.21 DAYS >= .01 9 8.8 0.2 12 DAYS >= .10 7 7 DAYS >= .50 4 4 DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.4 1.6 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.72 09/02 TO 09/03 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.0 LIQUID 7/1 0.00 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 19 42 -23 8 SINCE 7/1 19 46 -27 8 COOLING TOTAL 122 177 -55 215 SINCE 1/1 1211 1415 -204 1601 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/13/1902 LATEST 05/17/1912 EARLIEST 10/29 LATEST 04/04 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/330 DATE 09/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/320 DATE 09/14 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR MM NUMBER OF DAYS PC MM NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY MM AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9 HAZE 16 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FOR HARRISON FOR SEPTEMBER 2008... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 68.2 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 1.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE COOLEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 2006. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 78.1...AND THE AVERAGE LOW WAS 58.2 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES OR GREATER. THERE WERE NO LOW TEMPERATURES HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES. THERE WERE EIGHTEEN DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 60 DEGREES. THERE WERE THREE DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 50 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 13 DAYS...BELOW NORMAL ON 15 DAYS...AND AT NORMAL ON 2 DAYS. THE SMALLEST RANGE BETWEEN THE DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS FOUR DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 2ND /HIGH OF 74...LOW OF 70/. THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 30 DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 28TH /HIGH OF 81...LOW OF 51/. THERE WAS ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD BROKEN DURING THE MONTH. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 69 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 70 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1907. 6.65 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS 2.62 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL...AND WAS THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 1996. THERE WERE 9 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL. RAINFALL OF ONE INCH OR GREATER OCCURRED ON 3 DAYS...WHILE RAINFALL OF TWO INCHES OR GREATER OCCURRED ON 1 DAY. THERE WERE TWO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS BROKEN DURING THE MONTH. ON SEPTEMBER 3RD...2.19 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.00 INCHES...WHICH FELL IN 1923. THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE PASSED CLOSE TO HARRISON ON THE EARLY MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 14TH. THIS PRODUCED THE 16TH HIGHEST MAGNITUDE WIND GUST EVER RECORDED AT HARRISON...51 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. WIND RECORDS FOR HARRISON BEGAN ON AUGUST 15TH 1944. $$