Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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CXUS54 KLZK 230119 AAB
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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
715 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2024
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...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
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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
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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.
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...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.
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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)
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MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORDS - OCTOBER 2024 - LITTLE ROCK
WETTEST DRIEST SNOWIEST
(PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM)
1.64 - 107TH 1.64 - 44TH 0.0
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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)
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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
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