Climatological Report (monthly)

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
457 AM CDT THU OCT 2 2008

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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   09/01/1947
 LOW               37   09/27/1942
HIGHEST            92   09/11        85       7       95  09/02
LOWEST             54   09/16        64     -10       56  09/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.8              85.1    -2.3     86.5
AVG. MINIMUM     64.6              63.6     1.0     67.1
MEAN             73.7              74.4    -0.7     76.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               9.7    -6.7        7
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        10.23   1898
 MINIMUM         0.27   1917
TOTALS           7.51              3.71    3.80     4.65
DAILY AVG.       0.25              0.12    0.13     0.16
DAYS >= .01         6               7.9    -1.9       10
DAYS >= .10         6                                  5
DAYS >= .50         3                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.0     1.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.56   09/02 TO 09/03

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                13     -13        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                13     -13        0
COOLING TOTAL     265               296     -31      365
 SINCE 1/1       2042              2002      40     2395

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/210    DATE  09/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/160    DATE  09/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

...SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD FOR SEPTEMBER
2008...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 73.7 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
0.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE COOLEST SEPTEMBER SINCE
2006.

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 82.8...AND THE AVERAGE LOW WAS
64.6 DEGREES.

THERE WERE THREE DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE
WERE NINE DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 80 DEGREES...WHICH
IS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SEPTEMBER. THERE WERE TWO DAYS WITH A LOW
TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE WERE EIGHT DAYS WITH A LOW
TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 60 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
FIVE DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 3RD /HIGH OF 77...LOW OF 72/.
THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 28
DEGREES...WHICH WAS ON THE 28TH /HIGH OF 85...LOW OF 57/.

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

7.51 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS 3.80 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 1978...AND THE 8TH
WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD. THERE WERE SIX DAYS WITH MEASURABLE
RAINFALL.

THERE WAS ONE DAILY RAINFALL RECORD BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

ON SEPTEMBER 3RD...4.38 INCHES OF RAIN FELL...AS THE REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV SLOWLY MOVED ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. THIS SET A
NEW RECORD RAINFALL FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.39
INCHES...WHICH FELL IN 1985 AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ELENA
PASSED ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS.

ALSO...THE 4.38 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH FELL ON SEPTEMBER 3RD WAS THE
THIRD WETTEST DAY EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT LITTLE
ROCK.

&&

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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1976 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   09/03/2000
                        09/01/2000
 LOW               41   09/24/1989
HIGHEST            91   09/11        85       6       96  09/02
                        09/01
LOWEST             54   09/16        65     -11       54  09/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.9              84.3    -2.4     85.3
AVG. MINIMUM     64.4              64.3     0.1     67.7
MEAN             73.2              75.0    -1.8     76.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               8.3    -5.3        5
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         8.43   1985
 MINIMUM         0.33   2004
TOTALS           8.57R             3.53    5.04     5.48
DAILY AVG.       0.29              0.12    0.17     0.18
DAYS >= .01         7               7.7    -0.7        9
DAYS >= .10         5                                  5
DAYS >= .50         3                                  3
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.0     1.0        2

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       2                 8      -6        0
 SINCE 7/1          2                 8      -6        0
COOLING TOTAL     250               307     -57      351
 SINCE 1/1       1964              2099    -135     2340

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/20/1989
 LATEST       04/19/1983
EARLIEST                        11/13
LATEST                          03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   85
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

...SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR SEPTEMBER 2008...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 73.2 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
1.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE COOLEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 2006.

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 81.9 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
WAS 64.4 DEGREES.

THERE WERE THREE DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE
WERE TEN DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 80 DEGREES...WHICH
IS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SEPTEMBER. THERE WAS ONE DAY WITH A LOW
TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE WERE SIX DAYS WITH A LOW
TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 60 DEGREES.

TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 8 DAYS...BELOW NORMAL ON 17
DAYS...AND AT NORMAL ON 5 DAYS.

THE SMALLEST RANGE BETWEEN THE DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
FIVE DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 3RD /HIGH OF 76...LOW OF 71/.
THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 26
DEGREES...WHICH WAS ON THE 7TH /HIGH OF 88...LOW OF 62/.

THERE WERE SEVERAL DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH.

ON SEPTEMBER 3RD...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES. THIS SET A
NEW LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 77...WHICH WAS SET BACK IN 1985...AND TIED IN 1988.

ON SEPTEMBER 4TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 74 DEGREES. THIS TIED A
LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE RECORD WAS
ORIGINALLY SET BACK IN 1995.

8.57 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS 5.04 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL...AND WAS THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AT NORTH
LITTLE ROCK. THERE WERE 7 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL.

THERE WERE SEVERAL DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS SET DURING THE MONTH.

ON SEPTEMBER 2ND...2.45 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RECORD
RAINFALL FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.31...WHICH FELL IN
1989. THIS WAS ALSO THE EIGHTH WETTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

ON SEPTEMBER 3RD...4.83 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RECORD
RAINFALL FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.43...WHICH WAS FELL
IN 1985. THIS WAS ALSO THE SECOND WETTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH
OF SEPTEMBER AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK...AND THE FOURTH WETTEST DAY OF
ALL TIME AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

THE RAINFALL ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AND 3RD WAS THE RESULT OF THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVING ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. A TOTAL OF 4.96
INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD FROM THE 2ND TO THE 3RD.
THIS WAS THE 5TH HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL RECORDED AT NORTH
LITTLE ROCK SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF 1976.

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