PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1255 PM CST THU DEC 19 2013

...ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS CLIMATOLOGY...

RECORDED WEATHER HISTORY BEGAN IN ARKANSAS IN 1819. DURING THIS
TIME...ARKANSAS HAS SEEN A WIDE RANGE OF WEATHER EXTREMES ON
CHRISTMAS.

THE FIRST YEAR OF SETTLEMENT...1819...SAW A WHITE CHRISTMAS AT
ARKANSAS POST.

HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN SEEN A NUMBER OF TIMES...BUT MOST ABUNDANTLY
IN 1987...AND MOST RECENTLY IN 2009. IN 1987...WEST MEMPHIS RECORDED
7.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

WARM WEATHER IS NOT UNCOMMON...AND AFFECTED MUCH OF THE STATE ON
CHRISTMAS 1942...1955...1971 AND 1982. IN 1955...HIGH TEMPERATURES
ON CHRISTMAS DAY REACHED THE 80S IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS...WITH ALUM FORK TOPPING OUT AT 84 DEGREES.

CHRISTMAS MORNING OF 1982 SAW THE END OF A THREE-DAY PERIOD WHERE 29
TORNADOES WERE REPORTED.

EXTREME COLD HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES...BUT PROBABLY THE
COLDEST CHRISTMAS EVER WAS IN 1983. AT THAT TIME...THE STATE WAS IN
THE GRIP OF A PERSISTENT ARCTIC OUTBREAK. ICE FORMED ON THE ARKANSAS
RIVER...AND LITTLE ROCK HAD BEEN BELOW FREEZING SINCE DECEMBER 18TH.
WIND CHILLS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING IN LITTLE ROCK APPROACHED -20
DEGREES...WHILE AT HARRISON THEY FELL TO -30 DEGREES. THE LOW AT
DEER IN NEWTON COUNTY ON CHRISTMAS MORNING FELL TO -13 DEGREES...
WHILE NEWPORT FELL TO -17.

IN 1962...LIGHT SNOW OCCURRED IN A LARGE PART OF THE STATE.

IN 1975...HEAVY SNOW FELL IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS...AND WESTERN ARKANSAS
WITH 12 INCHES AT BUFFALO TOWER IN NEWTON COUNTY...AND 14 INCHES AT
WALDRON IN SCOTT COUNTY.

IN 2000...THE SECOND MAJOR ICE STORM IN TWO WEEKS BEGAN...WITH
DAMAGE EXCEEDING THAT OF AN ICE STORM TWO WEEKS EARLIER. MORE THAN
300000 PEOPLE LOST ELECTRICITY...WITH HOT SPRINGS...LITTLE ROCK AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THE HARDEST HIT.

IN 2012...RAIN BEGAN AROUND MID MORNING...AND MIXED WITH FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET DURING MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS RESULTED IN ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONED TO
SLEET AGAIN...THEN SNOW. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY AND SNOWFALL
WAS HEAVY...WITH NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDED...OVER A
FOOT OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED FROM NORTH OF HOT SPRINGS TO NEAR
MOUNTAIN VIEW. NEARLY THE ENTIRE STATE SAW SNOW...AND AT MOST
LOCATIONS...THIS ONE STORM MADE DECEMBER THE SNOWIEST ON RECORD.

BELOW IS A LIST OF SELECTED LOCATIONS IN ARKANSAS...AND THE RECORD
TEMPERATURES...PRECIPITATION...AND SNOWFALL FOR THOSE LOCATIONS FOR
DECEMBER 25TH.

.STATEWIDE...

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............84 IN 1955 AT ALUM FORK
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........-1 IN 1983 AT BENTONVILLE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE...............-17 IN 1983 AT NEWPORT
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........66 IN 1987 AT EUDORA AND EL DORADO
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........7.25 INCHES IN 1987 AT WEST MEMPHIS
HIGHEST SNOWFALL.........14.0 INCHES IN 1975 AT WALDRON

.NORTHERN ARKANSAS...

HARRISON

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............78 IN 1955
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE.......... 9 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-9 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........49 IN 1940
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.20 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........8.6 INCHES IN 1975
RECORDS SINCE 11/01/1891

HARDY

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............68 IN 1921
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........21 IN 2004
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 5 IN 2004
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........42 IN 1904
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........1.92 INCHES IN 2009
HIGHEST SNOWFALL.........12.0 INCHES IN 1913
RECORDS SINCE 08/01/1897

GILBERT

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............75 IN 1955
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........15 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-9 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........53 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.40 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........3.0 INCHES IN 1975
RAINFALL/SNOWFALL RECORDS SINCE 07/01/1924
TEMPERATURE RECORDS SINCE 05/16/1936

MOUNTAIN HOME

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............73 IN 1922
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........10 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE...............-10 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........50 IN 1982
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........3.89 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........6.5 INCHES IN 1975
RECORDS SINCE 03/01/1902

NEWPORT

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............77 IN 1942
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE.......... 7 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE...............-17 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........57 IN 1982
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........3.85 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........2.0 INCHES IN 1969
RECORDS SINCE 04/01/1884

.CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

LITTLE ROCK

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............73 IN 1942
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........12 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 0 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........62 IN 1889
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.35 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........9.0 INCHES IN 2012
TEMPERATURE RECORDS SINCE 07/01/1879
RAINFALL/SNOWFALL RECORDS SINCE 06/28/1874

NORTH LITTLE ROCK

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............64 IN 1982
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........12 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-1 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........48 IN 1982
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.31 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........8.6 INCHES IN 2012
RECORDS SINCE 12/31/1975

JACKSONVILLE/LITTLE ROCK AFB

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............70 IN 1971
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........12 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 1 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........57 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.51 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........8.0 INCHES IN 2012
RECORDS SINCE 01/01/1956

CONWAY
WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............74 IN 1942
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........15 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-1 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........56 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.54 INCHES IN 1944
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........4.5 INCHES IN 1926
RECORDS SINCE 01/01/1884

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............80 IN 1889
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........11 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 0 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........68 IN 1875
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........5.20 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........3.0 INCHES IN 1926
RECORDS SINCE 08/01/1875

.EASTERN ARKANSAS...

BRINKLEY

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............74 IN 1982
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........21 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-2 IN 1963
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........59 IN 1904
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........3.75 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........2.0 INCHES IN 1962
RECORDS SINCE 04/01/1883

STUTTGART

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............78 IN 1955
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........10 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE.................1 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........56 IN 1982
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........4.64 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........1.0 INCHES IN 1962
RECORDS SINCE 06/01/1888

.SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

ARKADELPHIA

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............78 IN 1971
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........16 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 2 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........55 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........3.03 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........1.5 INCHES IN 1975
TEMPERATURE RECORDS SINCE 10/18/1899
RAINFALL RECORDS SINCE 03/18/1891

CAMDEN

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............83 IN 1955
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........15 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 1 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........60 IN 1904
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.96 INCHES IN 1914
HIGHEST SNOWFALL...............TRACE IN 1926
TEMPERATURE RECORDS SINCE 08/01/1890
RAINFALL/SNOWFALL RECORDS SINCE 01/15/1886

.WESTERN ARKANSAS...

BOONEVILLE

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............73 IN 1971
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........12 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-3 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........55 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........1.69 INCHES IN 2009
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........9.0 INCHES IN 1975
RECORDS SINCE 04/01/1906

MOUNT IDA

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............79 IN 1955
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........10 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-2 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........54 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........1.65 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........4.0 INCHES IN 1975
RECORDS SINCE 02/01/1872

MENA

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............72 IN 1922
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........13 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 3 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........54 IN 1971
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.22 INCHES IN 1987
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........4.0 INCHES IN 1926
RECORDS SINCE 05/01/1887

RUSSELLVILLE

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............74 IN 1955
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........14 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................-1 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........50 IN 1904
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........1.52 INCHES IN 1987
RECORDS SINCE 04/01/1883

.SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...

PINE BLUFF

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............77 IN 1922
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........15 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 4 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........55 IN 1982
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........2.80 INCHES IN 1914
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........1.5 INCHES IN 2012
RECORDS SINCE 12/01/1883

MONTICELLO

WARMEST TEMPERATURE...............78 IN 1982
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE..........12 IN 1983
LOWEST TEMPERATURE................ 0 IN 1983
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE...........66 IN 1987
HIGHEST RAINFALL.........1.14 INCHES IN 1951
HIGHEST SNOWFALL..........0.2 INCHES IN 2012
RECORDS SINCE 01/01/1876

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