| Record Rainfall
Posted by Austin - Little Rock  on 10/31/2009, 12:20 pm
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It's official: October 2009 set a rainfall record! And, 2009 is the 5th wettest year on record so far...
Rainfall during the latest event (Thursday and Friday).
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK
204 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009
...RECORD-BREAKING RAINFALL IN MANY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ARKANSAS...
FOR THE 4TH MONTH IN 2009...RAINFALL HAS APPROACHED RECORD LEVELS IN
A LARGE PORTION OF ARKANSAS. BELOW ARE SOME UPDATED RAINFALL TOTALS
FOR A FEW SELECTED CITIES.
LITTLE ROCK - AS OF 1 PM CDT
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FOR OCTOBER...16.58 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
OCTOBER 2009 THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR
OCTOBER WAS IN 1984...WITH 15.35 INCHES.
OCTOBER 2009 WILL ALSO RANK AS THE WETTEST MONTH SINCE JANUARY
1937...AND THE 3RD WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD.
FOR FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/...23.02 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN. THIS MAKES FALL 2009 THE 4TH WETTEST FALL ON RECORD SO FAR.
THE WETTEST FALL WAS IN 1984...WITH 27.12 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
FOR THE YEAR...68.28 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. THIS MAKES 2009 NOT
ONLY THE WETTEST YEAR SINCE 1973...BUT THE 5TH WETTEST YEAR ON
RECORD. THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 1882...WITH 75.54 INCHES
OF RAIN. IF LITTLE ROCK RECEIVES 7.27 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN TODAY
AND THE END OF THE YEAR...2009 WILL BE THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD.
RAINFALL RECORDS FOR LITTLE ROCK BEGAN ON MAY 1ST 1878.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK - AS OF 1 PM CDT
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FOR OCTOBER...15.81 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
OCTOBER 2009 THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR
OCTOBER WAS IN 1984...WITH 14.03 INCHES OF RAIN.
OCTOBER 2009 WILL ALSO RANK AS THE WETTEST MONTH SINCE NOVEMBER OF
1988...AND THE WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS WETTEST MONTH
WAS NOVEMBER 1988...WITH 14.82 INCHES.
FOR FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/...22.65 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN. THIS MAKES FALL 2009 THE 2ND WETTEST FALL ON RECORD SO FAR.
THE WETTEST FALL WAS IN 1984...WITH 26.16 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
FOR THE YEAR...66.45 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
2009 THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS WETTEST YEAR WAS IN
1990...WITH 63.65 INCHES OF RAIN.
RECORDS FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1ST 1976.
PINE BLUFF - AS OF 1 PM CDT
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FOR OCTOBER...14.29 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
OCTOBER 2009 THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR
OCTOBER WAS 14.05 INCHES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1984.
OCTOBER 2009 WAS THE WETTEST MONTH SINCE DECEMBER 1982...AND WILL
RANK AS THE 9TH WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD IF NO MORE RAIN FALLS FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE WETTEST MONTH WAS IN FEBRUARY 1939...
WITH 16.69 INCHES.
FOR FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/...21.80 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN. THIS MAKES FALL 2009 THE 4TH WETTEST FALL ON RECORD SO FAR.
THE WETTEST FALL WAS IN 1984...WITH 26.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
FOR THE YEAR...67.28 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
2009 THE 8TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD SO FAR. THE WETTEST YEAR WAS IN
1905...WITH 82.89 INCHES OF RAIN.
RECORDS FOR PINE BLUFF BEGAN ON MAY 14TH 1884.
HARRISON - AS OF 1 PM CDT
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FOR OCTOBER...12.58 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. THIS MAKES OCTOBER
2009 THE 2ND WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD...AND THE WETTEST OCTOBER
SINCE 1941. OCTOBER 1941 WAS THE WETTEST...WITH 12.80 INCHES OF RAIN.
OCTOBER 2009 WILL RANK AS THE 10TH WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST MONTH WAS IN MAY 1961...WITH 16.86 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
FOR FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/...22.38 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN. THIS MAKES FALL 2009 THE WETTEST SINCE 1996...AND THE
WETTEST FALL ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS IN 1996...WITH 22.11
INCHES OF RAINFALL.
FOR THE YEAR...58.17 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
2009 THE 7TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD SO FAR. BY CONTRAST...2008 WAS
THE 5TH WETTEST YEAR...WITH 61.70 INCHES. THE WETTEST YEAR WAS IN
1927...WITH 68.42 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
RECORDS FOR HARRISON BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1ST 1891.
MONTICELLO - AS OF 1 PM CDT
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FOR OCTOBER...16.54 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. THIS MAKES OCTOBER
2009 THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS OCTOBER RECORD WAS
SET IN 1984...WITH 15.29 INCHES OF RAIN.
FOR FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/...25.26 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES FALL 2009 THE WETTEST FALL ON RECORD. THE
PREVIOUS FALL RECORD WAS 21.95...WHICH WAS SET IN 1984.
FOR THE YEAR...60.24 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
2009 THE 12TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. ONLY 0.41 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF
RAIN WILL PUSH 2009 INTO THE TOP 10 WETTEST YEARS ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST YEAR WAS IN 1979...WITH 72.77 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
RECORDS FOR MONTICELLO BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17TH 1876.
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK - AS OF 7 AM CDT
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FOR OCTOBER...15.34 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. THIS MAKES OCTOBER
2009 THE 3RD WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON
RECORD WAS IN 1984...WITH 20.70 INCHES OF RAIN.
FOR FALL /SEPTEMBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH/...21.01 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN. THIS MAKES FALL 2009 THE 5TH WETTEST FALL ON RECORD SO FAR.
THE WETTEST FALL WAS IN 1984...WITH 30.29 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
FOR THE YEAR...69.09 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THIS MAKES
2009 THE 11ST WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. ONLY 0.06 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF
RAIN WILL PUSH 2009 INTO THE TOP 10 WETTEST YEARS ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST YEAR WAS IN 1973...WITH 84.92 INCHES OF RAIN.
RECORDS FOR HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK BEGAN ON AUGUST 1ST 1875.
Austin in Little Rock
Average January Low: 31*F, Average August High: 92*F
Extreme Winter Lows: 12-15*F, Extreme Summer Highs: 105-110*F
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