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

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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              98   03/24/1929
 LOW              -10   03/12/1948
HIGHEST            75   03/28        59      16       76  03/24
LOWEST              7   03/04        39     -32       27  03/13
                                                          03/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.4              59.9    -4.5     61.6
AVG. MINIMUM     35.2              37.7    -2.5     38.5
MEAN             45.3              48.8    -3.5     50.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               0.3     0.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9               8.7     0.3        9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.83   2008
 MINIMUM         0.64   1971
TOTALS           2.60              3.79   -1.19     5.31
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.12   -0.04     0.17
DAYS >= .01        10              10.3    -0.3       11
DAYS >= .10         7                                  6
DAYS >= .50         1                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.7    -0.7        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.72   03/09 TO 03/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           14.0   1988
 24 HR TOTAL     13.8   03/08/1994 TO 03/09/1994
 SNOW DEPTH        14   03/09/1994
TOTALS            0.5               2.0    -1.5        T
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.05              0.20   -0.15       MM
SINCE 7/1         4.4              11.2    -6.8      2.1
 LIQUID 7/1      0.44              1.00   -0.56     0.21
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       2               2.0     0.0        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.5   03/03 TO 03/04

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     602               508      94      456
 SINCE 7/1       3750              3680      70     3416
COOLING TOTAL       0                 6      -6        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 6      -6        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    32/170    DATE  03/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/250    DATE  03/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

-  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 March 2019...

.Summary...
Though temperatures much of the month were a little above average,
the month as a whole ended up 3.5 degrees below average. This was
largely due to very cold temperatures the first week, which were
as cold as 20 to nearly 30 degrees below average. High temperatures
that first week were the coldest since 1978, and by the average
temperature for the first week, it was the coldest March 1-7 at
Harrison since 1960.

Rainfall was below average for the first March since 2013, and it
was the driest March since then. Measurable snow fell for the first
March in two years.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the coldest since 2013. The average
low and monthly temperature was the coldest since 2014.

There were nine days with low temperatures at or below freezing,
which was the same as last year. For the second March in a row, there
were no temperatures at or above 80 degrees.

.Daily Temperatures...
Daily temperatures were above average on 14 days, and below average
on 16 days.

.Daily Record Temperatures Tied or Broken During the Month...
Date  Record Type                New Record     Previous Record
 4th  Coldest High Temperature   26 in 2019        27 in 1960

On the 4th, the high of 26 degrees most recently tied March 3, 2014
for the 6th coldest high temperature on record for the month of
March.

On the 4th, the low temperature of 7 degrees marked the first
instance of single digit temperatures in the month of March at
Harrison since 2014. This most recently tied March 4, 2002 for the
8th coldest temperature on record for the month of March.

On the 4th, the daily average temperature of 16.5 degrees marked the
6th coldest daily average temperature on record in the month of
March.

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the driest March since 2013.

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
No daily rainfall records were tied or broken during the month.

.Monthly Snowfall...
It was the first March in two years (since 2017) with measurable
snowfall.

.Daily Snowfall Records Tied or Broken...
No daily snowfall records were tied or broken during the month.

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.