CXUS54 KLZK 121101 AAB CLMLZK CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 555 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2024 ................................... ...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1975 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 03/26/2020 03/31/1981 05/26/1964 LOW 14 03/03/2014 03/02/1980 01/01/2000 HIGHEST 77 03/04 64 13 80 03/23 LOWEST 32 03/19 45 -13 26 03/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 65.8 62.5 3.3 62.3 AVG. MINIMUM 47.7 43.5 4.2 45.1 MEAN 56.7 53.0 3.7 53.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 2.9 -1.9 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.52 2016 MINIMUM 1.61 2007 TOTALS 5.25 5.13 0.12 9.28 DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.17 0.00 0.30 DAYS >= .01 8 10.8 -2.8 10 DAYS >= .10 6 9 DAYS >= .50 3 7 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.3 -0.3 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.48 03/14 TO 03/14 STORM TOTAL 2.48 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 6.4 2015 24 HR TOTAL 6.4 03/04/2015 TO 03/05/2015 SNOW DEPTH 5 03/05/2015 03/10/1984 TOTALS 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 T SINCE 7/1 3.1 3.8 -0.7 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.31 0.00 0.31 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.3 -0.3 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 265 385 -120 356 SINCE 7/1 2505 2959 -454 MM COOLING TOTAL 15 13 2 15 SINCE 1/1 23 14 9 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/20/1989 LATEST 04/19/1983 EARLIEST 10/31 LATEST 03/20 ................................................................ 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) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 1 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && .ADDITIONAL DATA FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR MARCH 2024... .MONTHLY AVERAGES... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 65.8 (+3.3) WAS THE 15TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2021. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 47.7 (+4.2) WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2020. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 56.7 (+3.7) WAS THE 8TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2017. THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. .DAILY TEMPERATURES... DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 2 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 21 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 8 DAYS. .DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 03/04 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 60 IN 2024 60 IN 2011 03/05 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 59 IN 2024 59 IN 2022 03/05 HIGH TEMPERATURE 75 IN 2024 75 IN 2009 .MONTHLY RAINFALL... THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 5.25 INCHES WAS THE 19TH WETTEST ON RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2023. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS 0.12 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 03/14 2.48 IN 2024 1.40 IN 1982 .MONTHLY SNOWFALL... NO MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED. THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 0.4 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. $$ 70