Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
693 CXUS54 KLZK 230119 AAB CLMLIT CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 715 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2024 ................................... ...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 10/15/2015 LOW 27 10/30/1917 HIGHEST 93 10/06 75 18 95 10/01 LOWEST 38 10/17 52 -14 34 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 82.2 74.2 8.0 78.2 AVG. MINIMUM 54.7 50.9 3.8 56.6 MEAN 68.5 62.6 5.9 67.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 7 0.8 6.2 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.56 2009 MINIMUM 0.01 1944 TOTALS 1.64 4.47 -2.83 5.24 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.14 -0.09 0.17 DAYS >= .01 2 8.1 -6.1 7 DAYS >= .10 2 5 DAYS >= .50 1 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.4 -0.4 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.50 10/31 TO 10/31 STORM TOTAL 1.50 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL T 2017 24 HR TOTAL T 10/27/2017 TO 10/27/2017 10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1993 10/29/1993 TO 10/30/1925 SNOW DEPTH T 10/30/1993 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 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 47 145 -98 73 SINCE 7/1 47 156 -109 MM COOLING TOTAL 160 69 91 157 SINCE 1/1 2672 1982 690 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/20/1989 LATEST 04/19/1983 EARLIEST MM LATEST 03/19 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/070 DATE 10/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/050 DATE 10/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.18 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 27 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 11 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD OCTOBER 2024... .MONTHLY AVERAGES... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82.2 (+8.0) WAS THE 2ND HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 1963. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 54.7 (+3.8) WAS TIED FOR THE 43RD HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2023. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 68.5 (+5.9) WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 1971. THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 4-8 DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. .DAILY TEMPERATURES... DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 2 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 25 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 4 DAYS. .DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... RECORDS DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 10/28 HIGH TEMPERATURE 87 IN 2024 86 IN 1927 10/29 HIGH TEMPERATURE 86 IN 2024 86 IN 1944 10/30 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 68 IN 2024 67 IN 1961 .MONTHLY RAINFALL.. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 1.64 (-2.83) WAS THE 44TH DRIEST ON RECORD AND DRIEST SINCE 2017. .DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .MONTHLY SNOWFALL... NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED. .DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... THERE WERE 25 DAYS IN A ROW OF NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION DURING THE MONTH. IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 28 DAYS IN A ROW OF NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION SPANNING FROM SEPT 28TH THROUGH OCT 25TH. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS - OCTOBER 2024 - LITTLE ROCK WARMEST WARMEST WARMEST AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW AVERAGE MONTHLY (MAX TEMP - MEAN) (MIN TEMP - MEAN) (AVG TEMP - MEAN) 82.2 F - 2ND 54.7 F - 43RD (TIED 68.5 F - 6TH (TIED) COOLEST COOLEST COOLEST AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW AVERAGE MONTHLY (MAX TEMP - MEAN) (MIN TEMP - MEAN) (AVG TEMP - MEAN) 82.2 F - 145TH 54.7 F - 103RD (TIED) 68.5 F - 140TH (TIED) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORDS - OCTOBER 2024 - LITTLE ROCK WETTEST DRIEST SNOWIEST (PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) 1.64 - 107TH 1.64 - 44TH 0.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL-TIME DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS - OCTOBER 2024 - LITTLE ROCK HOTTEST HOTTEST HOTTEST DAILY HIGH DAILY LOW DAILY AVERAGE (MAX TEMP - MAXIMUM) (MIN TEMP - MAXIMUM) (AVG TEMP - MAXIMUM) 93 F - 8TH (TIED) 68 F - 69TH (TIED) 80.0 F - 20TH (TIED) COLDEST COLDEST COLDEST DAILY HIGH DAILY LOW DAILY AVERAGE (MAX TEMP - MINIMUM) (MIN TEMP - MINIMUM) (AVG TEMP - MINIMUM) 65 F - 137TH (TIED) 38 F - 75TH (TIED) 53.0 F - 125TH (TIED) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL-TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS - OCTOBER 2024 - LITTLE ROCK DAILY RAINFALL 24 HOUR RAINFALL DAILY SNOWIEST (PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - MAXIMUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) 1.50 - 65TH 1.50 - NOT TOP 5 (10/31-10/31) 0.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $$ 70