NWS Little Rock, AR - Harrison Climate Summary (Jan 2020)

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              81   01/24/1943
 LOW              -18   01/18/1930
HIGHEST            71   01/15        44      27       70  01/07
LOWEST             16   01/20        25      -9       10  01/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     49.1              46.5     2.6     45.9
AVG. MINIMUM     31.9              26.3     5.6     28.8
MEAN             40.5              36.4     4.1     37.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               3.8    -3.8        1
DAYS MIN <= 32     18              22.4    -4.4       21
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.42   1916
 MINIMUM            T   1931
TOTALS           4.40              2.56    1.84     4.40
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.08    0.06     0.14
DAYS >= .01        11               8.6     2.4       11
DAYS >= .10         8                                  7
DAYS >= .50         2                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.7     0.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.39   01/10 TO 01/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           29.0   1918
 24 HR TOTAL     13.0   01/08/1977 TO 01/09/1977
 SNOW DEPTH        24   01/21/1918
TOTALS              T               4.2    -4.2      3.0
 LIQUID EQUIV       T              0.40   -0.40     0.30
SINCE 7/1         0.5               6.0    -5.5      3.9
 LIQUID 7/1      0.05              0.50   -0.45     0.39
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       6               5.0     1.0        6
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   01/30 TO 01/30
                        01/24 TO 01/24
                        01/23 TO 01/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     754               887    -133      849
 SINCE 7/1       2291              2486    -195     2494
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0

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              7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/170    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/250    DATE  01/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

-  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 January 2020...

.Summary...
January was rather warm at Harrison...a little over four degrees
above the 30-year average. While this was abnormal, it was nowhere
near record warmth for the month. The coldest period of the month was
during the third and fourth weeks of the month. Otherwise, daily
temperatures through much of January were as warm as around 5-20 degrees
above average.

Rainfall was a little over an inch and a quarter above average. With
the exception of the first week, rainfall was frequent. However, it
was not excessive, with only one day recording over one inch.

For the first time since 2015, no measurable snow fell in January.
However, trace events were frequent, with non-measurable snow and
sleet falling on six days during the month, which is slightly above
the average of five for January.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the warmest since 2017. The average
low temperature was the warmest since 2012. The average monthly temperature
was the warmest since 2017.

.Daily Temperatures...
Temperatures were above average on 21 days, below average on nine
days and average on one day. There were 18 days with low temperatures at
or below freezing, which was the fewest since 2017. There were five days
with high temperatures warmer than 60, which was the most since 2017.

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

.Monthly Rainfall...
Rainfall for the month was exactly the same quantity as January of 2019.
So technically, this would make it the wettest January since 2019.

Just like January 2019, there were 11 days with measurable rainfall. This
is the fourth January in the last 15 years with 10 days or more of measurable
rainfall.

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
Date   New Record       Previous Record
10th  1.71 in 2020        1.08 in 1975

.Monthly Snowfall...
For the first January in five years (since 2015), no measurable snow fell.
However, there were six days on which traces of sleet and snowfall were
recorded.

.Daily Snowfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.