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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1155 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2006
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2005 AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT...
JANUARY...IT WAS THE WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 2002 AND THE 5TH WARMEST
JANUARY SINCE 1978. IT WAS THE WETTEST JANUARY SINCE 1999
AND THE 6TH WETTEST JANUARY SINCE 1978.
JANUARY 1...THE LOW OF 56 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 51 DEGREES
SET IN 1997.
JANUARY 3...THE RAINFALL OF 1.18 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.45
INCHES IN 1982.
JANUARY 4...THE HIGH OF 69 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE
FIRST SET IN 2004. THE LOW OF 62 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 55 DEGREES SET IN 1998.
JANUARY 5...THE HIGH OF 68 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 66 DEGREES IN 1984. THE
RAINFALL OF 1.11 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.86
INCHES IN 1991.
JANUARY 7...THE RAINFALL OF 0.73 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.43 INCHES
IN 1988.
JANUARY 11...THE LOW OF 64 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
59 DEGREES SET IN 1995. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71
DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 70
DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
JANUARY 20...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
HIGH FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 67
DEGREES IN 1997.
JANUARY 23...THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES WAS THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE
YEAR.
JANUARY 26...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
HIGH FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 66 DEGREES
IN 1999.
JANUARY 31...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 39 DEGREES WAS THE LAST
TIME THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES
FOR THE SEASON.
FEBRUARY...IT WAS THE WARMEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2000 AND THE 6TH
WARMEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1978 AND THE FIRST TIME SINCE
2001 THAT FEBRUARY WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL. THERE WERE
NO TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES IN FEBRUARY FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 1997. IT WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY
SINCE 2002 AND THE 10TH TO DRIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1978.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2000 THERE WAS NO SNOW AT
ALL IN FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY 1...THE DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 3 DEGREES (HIGH 40
LOW 37) WAS THE SMALLEST DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGE OF
THE YEAR.
FEBRUARY 14...THE HIGH OF 73 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH FOR
THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 71 DEGREES IN
1990.
FEBRUARY 15...THE HIGH OF 78 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH FOR
THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 DEGREES IN
2000.
FEBRUARY 21...THE LOW OF 53 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM
FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1981.
MARCH...IT WAS THE COOLEST MARCH SINCE 2002 AND THE THIRD STRAIGHT
YEAR THERE WAS NO SNOW IN MARCH.
MARCH 12...THE HIGH OF 82 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 80 DEGREES IN 2003. IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80 DEGREES FOR THE
YEAR.
MARCH 14...THE LOW OF 31 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
REACHED FREEZING OR BELOW FOR THE SEASON.
MARCH 16...THE HIGH OF 49 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST
MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52 DEGREES
SET IN 1979.
MARCH 17...THE LOW OF 36 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON.
MARCH 22...THE RAINFALL OF 0.87 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.69 INCHES
IN 1993.
MARCH 27...THE HIGH OF 47 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST
MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE AND FOR EASTER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
FOR THE DATE WAS 48 DEGREES IN 1979 AND THE PREVIOUS
RECORD FOR EASTER WAS 49 DEGREES ON MARCH 26 1978. IT
WAS THE LAST HIGH TEMPERATURE BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE
SEASON.
APRIL...IT WAS THE COOLEST APRIL SINCE 2000 AND THE FIRST
TIME SINCE THEN APRIL WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL. IT WAS
THE 5TH TIME IN SIX YEARS APRIL WAS BELOW NORMAL ON
RAINFALL.
APRIL 1...THE HIGH OF 59 DEGREES WAS THE LAST MAXIMUM BELOW 60
DEGREES FOR THE SPRING.
APRIL 24...THE LOW OF 40 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD LOW FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 42 DEGREES SET IN
1995. THE HIGH OF 63 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR
THE LOWEST MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 66 DEGREES SET IN 1983 AND TIED IN 1988 AND
1997.
MAY...IT WAS THE COOLEST MAY SINCE 1997 AND THE FIRST TIME IN
THREE YEARS THAT MAY WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL. IT WAS
THE DRIEST MAY SINCE 1988 AND THE SECOND TO DRIEST MAY
SINCE 1978. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST SIME SINCE 1988 THAT
RAINFALL IN MAY WAS LESS THAN TWO INCHES.
MAY 1...THE LOW OF 44 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD LOW FOR THE DATE
THAT WAS FIRST SET IN 1978.
MAY 3...THE LOW OF 43 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD LOW FOR THE DATE
THAT WAS FIRST SET IN 2004. THE HIGH OF 66 DEGREES WAS
THE LAST MAXIMUM BELOW 70 DEGREES FOR THE SPRING.
MAY 4...THE LOW OF 49 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE SPRING.
MAY 5...THE LOW OF 50 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD LOW FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 53 DEGREES IN 1990.
MAY 11...THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST
TIME FOR THE YEAR.
MAY 20...THE LOW OF 70 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE LOW
TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR THE YEAR.
MAY 28...THE LOW OF 58 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW 60 DEGREES FOR THE SPRING.
JUNE...IT WAS THE WARMEST AND DRIEST JUNE SINCE 2002 AND THE FIRST
TIME SINCE THEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE WAS 80.0
DEGREES OR HIGHER AND RAINFALL FOR JUNE WAS BELOW
NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH TO WARMEST AND 7TH TO DRIEST JUNE
SINCE 1978.
JUNE 23...THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 95 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME
FOR THE YEAR.
JULY...IT WAS THE COOLEST AND WETTEST JULY SINCE 1996.
JULY 1...THE RAINFALL OF 1.50 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
RAINFALL FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.82 INCHES
SET IN 1982.
JULY 6...THE RAINFALL OF 2.69 INCHES SHATTERED THE RECORD FOR THE
MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.30
INCHES SET IN 1989. IT WAS ALSO THE MOST RAINFALL FOR
ONE DAY DURING THE YEAR.
JULY 25...THE LOW OF 78 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1999 AND
TIED IN 2001.
AUGUST...IT WAS THE 7TH TO WARMEST AUGUST SINCE 1978 AND THE 7TH
OUT OF THE LAST 8 AUGUSTS TO BE ABOVE NORMAL ON
TEMPERATURE. IT WAS THE WETTEST AUGUST SINCE 1997 AND
THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEN RAINFALL IN AUGUST HAS BEEN
ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1997
THAT THERE WERE TWO DAYS IN AUGUST WITH AT LEAST ONE
INCH OF RAIN.
AUGUST 12...THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 100 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST
TIME FOR THE YEAR. THIS TIED THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE YEAR.
AUGUST 14...THE RAINFALL OF 0.40 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
0.27 INCHES SET IN 2002.
AUGUST 19...THE LOW OF 79 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 78 DEGREES
SET IN 1980 AND TIED IN 2002 AND 2003. IT ALSO TIED FOR
THE HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR.
AUGUST 20...THE LOW OF 79 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 78 DEGREES SET IN 1993. IT ALSO TIED FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR.
AUGUST 21...THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 100 DEGREES FOR THE SECOND AND
LAST TIME FOR THE YEAR. THIS TIED THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE YEAR.
AUGUST 23...THE RAINFALL OF 1.69 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE
MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
0.65 INCHES SET IN 1989. IT WAS ALSO THE MOST RAINFALL
ON ONE DAY IN AUGUST SINCE AUGUST 18 1997.
AUGUST 25...THE LOW OF 77 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1978 AND
TIED IN 1998 AND 2004.
AUGUST 26...THIS WAS THE 28TH STRAIGHT DAY WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE
OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OF
THE LONGEST RUN OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 90 DEGREE
WEATHER FOR THE YEAR.
AUGUST 27...THE RAINFALL OF 1.05 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR
THE MOST RAINFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 0.23 INCHES IN 1996.
SEPTEMBER...IT WAS THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 1998 AND WAS THE
SECOND TO WARMEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 1978. IT WAS ALSO
THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER SINCE 1998 AND THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THEN SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN ABOVE NORMAL ON
RAINFALL. THE 19 DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 90 DEGREES OR
HIGHER DURING THE MONTH WERE THE MOST FOR SEPTEMBER
SINCE 1980.
SEPTEMBER 17...THE LOW OF 58 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 60 DEGREES FOR THE
SEASON.
SEPTEMBER 19...THE HIGH OF 98 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
HIGH FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 96
DEGREES SET IN 1997. THE LOW OF 74 DEGREES BROKE
THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 73 DEGREES
SET IN 1986 AND TIED IN 1988 AND 1997.
SEPTEMBER 20...THE HIGH OF 98 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 95 DEGREES SET IN 2000. THE LOW OF 74 DEGREES
TIED THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM
FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1998.
SEPTEMBER 21...THE HIGH OF 98 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 94 DEGREES SET IN 1980.
SEPTEMBER 22...THE HIGH OF 98 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 95 DEGREES SET IN 1980. IT WAS THE
LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 95 DEGREES FOR
THE YEAR.
SEPTEMBER 24...THE RAINFALL OF 2.56 INCHES...WHICH WAS THE RESULT
OF HURRICANE RITA WHOSE REMNANTS PASSED OVER THE
AREA EARLY THE NEXT DAY...BROKE THE RECORD RAINFALL
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.03 INCHES
SET IN 2000.
SEPTEMBER 25...THE RAINFALL OF 0.89 INCHES TIED THE RECORD RAINFALL
FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 1980.
SEPTEMBER 26...THE HIGH OF 91 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE THAT WAS FIRST SET
IN 1998.
OCTOBER...IT WAS THE COOLEST OCTOBER SINCE 2002 AND THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THEN OCTOBER WAS BELOW NORMAL ON TEMPERATURE. THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES DURING OCTOBER FOR THE
THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS. IT WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE
2000 AND THE THIRD TO DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE 1978. ALL OF
THE RAIN FOR THE MONTH FELL DURING THE LAST 10 HOURS OF
THE LAST DAY.
OCTOBER 2...THE HIGH OF 90 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 89 DEGREES SET
IN 2000 AND TIED IN 2002. IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR. THE LOW
OF 70 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM
FOR THE DAYE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN 2002.
OCTOBER 3...THE LOW OF 70 DEGREES WAS THE LAST TIME FOR THE YEAR
THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
OCTOBER 4...THE LOW OF 69 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 68 DEGREES SET IN 1998 AND TIED IN 2000.
OCTOBER 7...THE HIGH OF 66 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST HIGH TEMPERATURE
BELOW 70 DEGREES AND THE LOW OF 49 DEGREES WAS THE
FIRST TEMPERATURE BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE
FALL.
OCTOBER 18...THE HIGH OF 89 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 86
DEGREES SET IN 2004.
OCTOBER 19...THE HIGH OF 87 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THE DATE THAT WAS FIRST SET IN 2004.
OCTOBER 25...THE HIGH OF 58 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST HIGH TEMPERATURE
BELOW 60 DEGREES AND THE LOW OF 39 DEGREES WAS
THE FIRST TEMPERATURE BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR THE
FALL.
OCTOBER 31...THE 0.95 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS ALL OF THE RAINFALL
FOR THE MONTH AND WAS THE FIRST RAINFALL AT ALL
SINCE SEPTEMBER 28. THE 32 DAYS WITH NO RAIN
WHATSOEVER BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE
DAYS WITH NO RAIN WHATSOEVER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 27 DAYS SET FROM AUGUST 5 THROUGH AUGUST
31 IN 2000. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE
DAYS WITH NO MEASURABLE RAINFALL WAS 31 DAYS
SET FROM AUGUST 12 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11
IN 1998.
NOVEMBER...IT WAS THE 7TH TO WARMEST NOVEMBER SINCE 1978
AND THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR FOR NOVEMBER TO
BE ABOVE NORMAL ON TEMPERATURE. IT WAS
THE 7TH STRAIGHT YEAR THE TEMPERATURE REACHED
80 DEGREES DURING NOVEMBER. IT WAS THE THIRD
TIME IN 4 YEARS THAT NOVEMBER WAS BELOW NORMAL
ON RAINFALL.
NOVEMBER 5...THE LOW OF 63 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 59 DEGREES SET IN 1978
AND TIED IN 1989.
NOVEMBER 8...THE LOW OF 65 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
FOR THE HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE DATE.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 57 DEGREES SET
IN 1980 AND TIED IN 1987 AND 1999.
NOVEMBER 9...THE HIGH OF 81 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 80 DEGREES SET IN 1980. IT WAS THE LAST
TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80 DEGREES FOR THE
YEAR.
NOVEMBER 13...THE 0.77 INCHES OF RAINFALL BROKE THE RECORD
RAINFALL FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
0.71 INCHES SET IN 1997.
NOVEMBER 16...THE HIGH OF 49 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST HIGH
TEMPERATURE BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE FALL.
NOVEMBER 17...THE LOW OF 28 DEGREES WAS THE FIRST FREEZE OF
THE FALL. IT ENDED A "GROWING SEASON" OF 247
DAYS.
NOVEMBER 18...THE LOW OF 29 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 30 DEGREES SET IN 1980 AND TIED IN 2000.
NOVEMBER 23...THE HIGH OF 77 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 72 DEGREES SET IN 2001. THE RANGE OF 38
DEGREES BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES
WAS THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR A DAY DURING THE YEAR.
NOVEMBER 27...THE 1.22 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS THE LAST TIME
FOR THE YEAR THERE WAS ONE INCH OF RAINFALL OR
MORE IN A DAY.
DECEMBER...IT WAS THE COLDEST DECEMBER SINCE 2000 AND THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THEN DECEMBER HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL ON TEMPERATURE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2000 THERE WERE NO
LOW TEMPERATURES OF 50 DEGREES OR HIGHER DURING
DECEMBER. IT WAS THE DRIEST DECEMBER SINCE 1981 AND THE
SECOND TO DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD SINCE 1978. IT WAS
THE SECOND DECEMBER ON RECORD WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF
PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR DECEMBER
WAS BELOW NORMAL ON PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE SECOND
STRAIGHT YEAR BUT ONLY THE THIRD TIME SINCE 1990 THERE
WAS MEASURABLE SNOWFALL DURING DECEMBER.
DECEMBER 3...THE HIGH OF 77 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75
DEGREES SET IN 1998.
DECEMBER 5...THE LOW OF 27 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD LOW FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 28 DEGREES SET IN 1997.
DECEMBER 7...THE HIGH OF 42 DEGREES ON THE 7TH TIED THE RECORD FOR
THE LOWEST MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS FIRST SET IN
1997. THE TRACE OF SNOW WAS THE FIRST TIME ANY SNOW HAS
FALLEN ON THE DATE AND WAS THE FIRST SNOW OF ANY
KIND FOR THE YEAR AND WAS THE FIRST SNOW FOR THE
2005-06 SEASON.
DECEMBER 8...THE HIGH OF 32 DEGREES WAS THE ONLY TIME DURING THE
YEAR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FAILED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING
AND OF COURSE WAS THE LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
THE YEAR. IT WAS THE FIRST HIGH TEMPERATURE
BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR THE SEASON. IT ALSO BROKE THE
RECORD FOR THE LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 37 DEGREES SET IN 1978. THE LOW
OF 21 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD
LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
24 DEGREES SET IN 1978. THE 0.1 INCHES
OF SNOW WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR
2005 AND WAS THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR THE
2005-06 SEASON. IT ALSO BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
SNOWFALL ON THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS A TRACE
SET IN 1978 AND TIED IN 1988 AND 1989.
DECEMBER 9...THE LOW OF 15 DEGREES WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
OF THE YEAR.
DECEMBER 27...THE HIGH OF 73 DEGREES BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 70
DEGREES SET IN 1988. IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 70 DEGREES FOR THE YEAR.
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