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

...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             96   10/05/1954
                       10/09/1928
                       10/04/1928
 LOW              16   10/29/1910
HIGHEST           86   10/07         70      16       90  10/02
LOWEST            32   10/30         48     -16       27  10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    68.4               70.1    -1.7     68.2
AVG. MINIMUM    45.1               47.7    -2.6     44.9
MEAN            56.7               58.9    -2.2     56.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                1.1    -0.1        3
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.80   1941
 MINIMUM        0.26   2010
TOTALS          8.42               3.55    4.87     8.78
DAILY AVG.      0.27               0.11    0.16     0.28
DAYS >= .01        8               10.4    -2.4       11
DAYS >= .10        6                                   9
DAYS >= .50        4                                   5
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.9     2.1        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.31   10/28 TO 10/29
 STORM TOTAL    3.71
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.0   1913
 24 HR TOTAL     8.0   10/27/1913 TO 10/27/1913
 SNOW DEPTH        8   10/27/1913
TOTALS           0.0                0.1    -0.1        T
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.1    -0.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                   T  10/30 TO 10/31

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    282                222      60      292
 SINCE 7/1       305                264      41      292
COOLING TOTAL     34                 33       1       38
 SINCE 1/1      1404               1412      -8     1581

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST      10/30             10/29
LATEST                          04/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/170    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/160    DATE  10/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      1

-  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 OCTOBER 2020...

.SUMMARY...
AT HARRISON, OCTOBER WAS COOLER THAN AVERAGE. EVEN SO, IT WAS THE WARMEST
OCTOBER IN TWO YEARS. TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH VARIED BETWEEN A HIGH
OF 86 ON THE 7TH AND A LOW OF 32 ON THE 30TH. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCTOBER IN
TWO YEARS WITH NO 90-DEGREE READINGS.

EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER IN TWO YEARS, RAINFALL WAS STILL
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE WETTEST OCTOBERS ON RECORD.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2009. THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE AND THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WERE THE WARMEST SINCE
2018.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 10 DAYS, AVERAGE ON TWO DAYS, AND
BELOW AVERAGE ON 18 DAYS.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE                  NEW RECORD     PREVIOUS RECORD
24TH  COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE     46 IN 2020        48 IN 1972
27TH  COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE     42 IN 2020        45 IN 1913

27TH - THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 42 DEGREES RANKED AS THE 7TH COLDEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE 2018. EVEN CONSIDERING THAT, THOUGH,
THIS WAS THE 9TH WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD, AND THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW
FOR A TOP-10 WETTEST OCTOBER (LAST YEAR WAS 6TH WETTEST).

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE     NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
26TH    2.15 IN 2020        1.14 IN 1970
28TH    3.71 IN 2020        3.03 IN 1991

28TH - THE 3.71 INCHES OF RAIN MARKED THE WETTEST OCTOBER DAY SINCE
2009, AND THE 3RD WETTEST DAY ON RECORD DURING THE MONTH.
THE 4.31 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL IN 24 HOURS THE 28TH-29TH MARKED THE
HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL IN OCTOBER SINCE 2009 AND THE 3RD HIGHEST
24-HOUR RAINFALL ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.