NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Feb 2019)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              87   02/05/1927
 LOW              -24   02/12/1899
HIGHEST            75   02/04        50      25       77  02/15
LOWEST             12   02/08        30     -18       10  02/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.6              50.7     0.9     53.2
AVG. MINIMUM     31.3              30.3     1.0     31.0
MEAN             41.4              40.5     0.9     42.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               2.0     0.0        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     16              16.3    -0.3       18
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.21   1945
 MINIMUM         0.41   1947
TOTALS           3.89              2.64    1.25     6.00
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.09    0.05     0.21
DAYS >= .01        12               7.7     4.3       10
DAYS >= .10         6                                  8
DAYS >= .50         3                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.5     0.5        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.12   02/10 TO 02/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.0   1912
 24 HR TOTAL     14.3   02/15/1993 TO 02/15/1993
 SNOW DEPTH        14   02/16/1993
TOTALS              T               3.2    -3.2      0.3
 LIQUID EQUIV       T              0.30   -0.30     0.03
SINCE 7/1         3.9               9.2    -5.3      2.1
 LIQUID 7/1      0.39              0.80   -0.41     0.21
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       6               4.0     2.0        3
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   02/28 TO 02/28
                        02/22 TO 02/22
                        02/20 TO 02/20

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     654               686     -32      639
 SINCE 7/1       3148              3172     -24     2960
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        5
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        5

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        10/29
LATEST                          04/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/260    DATE  02/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/270    DATE  02/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...Data for Harrison for February 2019...

.Summary...
This February was warmer than average and wetter than average. Oddly
enough, the the warmest period of the month was in the first week,
when high temperatures rose well into the 70s. However, a strong
Arctic front on the 7th dropped temperatures over 40 degrees in less
than 24 hours, and the remainder of the month was fairly mild by
comparison.

Rainfall was above average for the second February in a row. Snow
fell for the second February in a row, but was not measurable.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the coolest since 2015. The average
low temperature was the warmest since 2017. The average monthly
temperature was the coolest since 2015.

There were 16 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the least in two years (since 2017).

.Daily Temperatures...
Daily temperatures were evenly split during the month, with 14 days above
average and 14 below average.

.Daily Record Temperatures Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.

.Monthly Rainfall...
Though still well above the 30-year average, it was still the driest
February in two years (since 2017). There were 12 days with
measurable rainfall during the month, which was the most in eight
years (since 2011).

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
Date    New Record       Previous Record
11th   0.93 in 2017        0.72 in 1998

.Monthly Snowfall...
Sleet and snow fell during the month, but was not measurable. This was the
2nd February in a row with snowfall, but the first time since 2017 with no
measurable snowfall in February.

.Daily Snowfall Records Tied or Broken...
None.

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.