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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 110 08/10/1936
LOW 52 08/29/1986
08/29/1967
08/28/1967
HIGHEST 105 08/02 92 13 106 08/12
LOWEST 66 08/18 71 -5 71 08/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 89.5 92.1 -2.6 98.9
AVG. MINIMUM 71.3 70.5 0.8 75.5
MEAN 80.4 81.3 -0.9 87.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 18 21.1 -3.1 31
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 14.46 1966
MINIMUM 0.00 1995
TOTALS 5.80 2.93 2.87 0.14
DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.09 0.10 0.00
DAYS >= .01 12 6.5 5.5 2
DAYS >= .10 6 0
DAYS >= .50 4 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.55 08/19 TO 08/20
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 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 484 502 -18 695
SINCE 1/1 1777 1706 71 2030
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 6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/100 DATE 08/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/080 DATE 08/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 13 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 13
- 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 AUGUST 2008...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 80.4 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
0.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE FIRST AUGUST SINCE 2004 WITH A
BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...AND ONLY THE SIXTH AUGUST SINCE
1980 WITH A BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 89.5...AND THE AVERAGE LOW WAS
71.3 DEGREES.
THERE WERE 18 DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE
WERE ONLY THREE DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES OR
HIGHER...WHICH IS ABOUT AVERAGE FOR AUGUST. THERE WERE THREE DAYS
WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 80 DEGREES...WHICH IS ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR AUGUST. THERE WERE FIVE DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF
75 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE WERE 11 DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE LESS
THAN 70 DEGREES.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 14 DAYS...BELOW NORMAL ON 15
DAYS...AND AT NORMAL ON TWO DAYS.
THE SMALLEST RANGE BETWEEN THE DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
FOUR DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 10TH /HIGH OF 74...LOW OF 70/.
THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 28
DEGREES...WHICH WAS ON THE 2ND /HIGH OF 105...LOW OF 77/.
THERE WERE SEVERAL DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
ON AUGUST 2ND...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 105 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW
HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 104...
WHICH WAS SET IN 1943...AND TIED IN 1987.
ON AUGUST 10TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 74 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW
LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
76 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1890.
5.80 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS 2.87 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WETTEST AUGUST SINCE 1991...AND THE SIXTH
AUGUST SINCE 1990 WITH ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL. THERE WERE 12 DAYS
WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL...WHICH IS NEARLY TWICE THE AVERAGE AMOUNT
FOR AUGUST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE GREATER THAN ONE INCH ON TWO DAYS.
THERE WERE NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
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...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 111 08/30/2000
LOW 53 08/29/1986
HIGHEST 104 08/03 93 11 105 08/12
LOWEST 66 08/20 72 -6 71 08/31
08/16
08/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 88.9 92.1 -3.2 98.0
AVG. MINIMUM 71.0 71.9 -0.9 76.5
MEAN 80.0 82.1 -2.1 87.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 12 20.4 -8.4 30
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 1991
MINIMUM 0.01 2007
TOTALS 6.18 2.97 3.21 0.01
DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.10 0.10 0.00
DAYS >= .01 14 6.4 7.6 1
DAYS >= .10 8 0
DAYS >= .50 4 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.61 08/19 TO 08/20
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 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 470 528 -58 699
SINCE 1/1 1714 1792 -78 1989
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) 84
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 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 4
- 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 AUGUST 2008...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 80.0 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
2.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE COOLEST AUGUST SINCE 2004...AND
ONLY THE SECOND SINCE 2000 WITH A BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE.
IT WAS THE NINTH COOLEST AUGUST ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 88.9 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
WAS 71.0 DEGREES. IN TERMS OF AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE...IT WAS THE
SEVENTH COOLEST AUGUST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.
THERE WERE 12 DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THERE
WERE FOUR DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
THERE WERE FOUR DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 80 DEGREES.
THERE WERE FIVE DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES OR
HIGHER...AND THERE WAS ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES
OR HIGHER. THERE WERE 13 DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 70
DEGREES.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 11 DAYS...BELOW NORMAL ON 17
DAYS...AND AT NORMAL ON THREE DAYS.
THE SMALLEST RANGE BETWEEN THE DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
5 DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 10TH /HIGH OF 73...LOW OF 68/.
THE LARGEST RANGE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 28
DEGREES...WHICH WAS ON THE 3RD /HIGH OF 104...LOW OF 76/.
THERE WERE SEVERAL DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH.
ON AUGUST 1ST...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 103 DEGREES. THIS TIED A
RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE...WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SET BACK IN 1980.
ON AUGUST 2ND...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 103 DEGREES. THIS TIED A
RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE...WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SET BACK IN 1987.
ON AUGUST 3RD...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 104 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW
RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 103...WHICH WAS
SET BACK IN 1987.
ON AUGUST 5TH...THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 78 DEGREES. THIS TIED A
RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE RECORD WAS
ORIGINALLY SET IN 2000...AND TIED IN 2002 AND 2003.
ON AUGUST 10TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 73 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW
LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
82 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1986...AND TIED IN 1989.
ON AUGUST 19TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 78 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW
LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
80 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1977.
ON AUGUST 20TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES. THIS TIED A
RECORD LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE RECORD WAS
ORIGINALLY SET BACK IN 1994.
6.18 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS 3.21 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL...AND WAS THE FOURTH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD. THERE
WERE 14 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL. RAINFALL OF ONE INCH OR
GREATER FELL ON TWO DAYS...WHILE RAINFALL OF TWO INCHES OR GREATER
FELL ON ONE DAY.
THERE WERE SEVERAL DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS SET DURING THE MONTH.
ON AUGUST 10TH...0.60 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RAINFALL
RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.50 INCHES...WHICH
FELL IN 1986.
ON AUGUST 12TH...0.96 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RAINFALL
RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.24 INCHES...WHICH
FELL IN 1978.
ON AUGUST 19TH...1.53 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RAINFALL
RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.05 INCHES...SET IN
1994.
ON AUGUST 20TH...2.12 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THIS SET A NEW RAINFALL
RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.10 INCHES...SET IN
2004. THIS WAS ALSO THE SEVENTH WETTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH
OF AUGUST AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK.
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