PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
239 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

....THE CHRISTMAS SNOWSTORM IN PERSPECTIVE...

THE SNOWSTORM ON CHRISTMAS WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR A LONG TIME TO COME...
FOR NOT ONLY EXCESSIVE SNOWFALL...BUT FOR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. IN FACT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE MET IN
PARTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...WITH WINDS OF 35-40 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

THIS WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SNOWSTORM OF JANUARY 28TH 1966
WHEN THE STATE SAW NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN THAT STORM...NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WERE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AT LEAST OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN A BAND FROM NEAR
BISMARCK TO EAST OF PINE BLUFF...WITH ALL AREAS OF THE STATE SEEING
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL.

WITH THE CHRISTMAS SNOWSTORM...MEASURABLE SNOW FELL IN MOST OF THE STATE...
RANGING FROM A FEW TENTHS AT HARRISON AND MONTICELLO...TO TEN INCHES OR
MORE IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THIS STORM HAS SET MANY ALL-TIME
DECEMBER SNOWFALL RECORDS...BOTH DAILY AND MONTHLY...AS WELL AS SEVERAL
ALL-TIME CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL RECORDS.

AT PERRY...IN PERRY COUNTY...DECEMBER 2012 WAS THE SNOWIEST MONTH ON
RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 12.0 INCHES...IN FEBRUARY OF 1979.

THE ALL-TIME RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL FOR ARKANSAS DURING THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER WAS 21.0 INCHES...SET AT MONTICELLO ON DECEMBER 31ST 1876. THE
ALL-TIME MONTHLY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS 28.0 INCHES
AT MONTICELLO IN 1876.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE
REMEMBER THAT ALL DATA IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL CERTIFIED BY THE
NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.

..ALL-TIME CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN...

(NOTE...THESE STATIONS TAKE OBSERVATIONS IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING
AT 7 OR 8 AM. THEREFORE...THE OBSERVATION IS ASSIGNED TO THE DATE
REPORTED).

NEW ALL-TIME CALENDAR PREVIOUS RECORDS
STATION DAY SNOWFALL RECORD RECORD SINCE
-------------------- --------------------- --------------- -------
PERRY 17.5 12/26/2012 10.0 01/08/1944 1902
MORRILTON 12.5 12/26/2012 9.0 01/08/1944 1919
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 11.0 12/26/2012 10.0 01/30/2010 1940
CABOT 4SW 10.0 12/26/2012 10.0 01/07/1988 1918

..DECEMBER CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN...

NEW DECEMBER CALENDAR PREVIOUS RECORDS
STATION DAY SNOWFALL RECORD RECORD SINCE
-------------------- --------------------- --------------- -------
PERRY 17.5 12/26/2012 6.0 12/23/2004 1902
MORRILTON 12.5 12/26/2012 5.5 12/22/1963 1919
MOUNTAIN VIEW 12.0 12/26/2012 6.0 12/23/1963 1924
ALUM FORK 11.0 12/26/2012 6.0 12/31/1960 1937
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 11.0 12/26/2012 7.0 12/23/1966 1941
CABOT 4SW 10.0 12/26/2012 5.5 12/22/1963 1918
GRAVELLY 1ESE 10.0 12/26/2012 6.5 12/25/1975 1940
PINE RIDGE 10.0 12/26/2012 10.0 12/17/1932 1925
GEORGETOWN 9.5 12/26/2012 9.0 12/07/1917 1912
DAMASCUS 2NNE 9.0 12/26/2012 4.5 12/23/1963 1940
EVENING SHADE 1NNE 9.0 12/26/2012 7.0 12/23/1966 1923
GREERS FERRY DAM 9.0 12/26/2012 8.0 12/23/1963 1903
MENA 9.0 12/26/2012 9.0 12/12/1914 1887
PARKS 8.9 12/26/2012 4.2 12/23/2004 1956
CRYSTAL VALLEY 7.5 12/26/2012 7.0 12/23/1963 1941
LANGLEY 7.4 12/26/2012 5.5 12/16/1983 1948
BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM 7.0 12/26/2012 6.0 12/23/1963 1904
BIG FORK 1SSE 7.0 12/26/2012 5.0 12/23/1963 1944
DANVILLE 7.0 12/26/2012 6.0 12/14/1916 1916
GLENWOOD 7.0 12/26/2012 5.0 12/16/1983 1935
BONNERDALE 4SW 6.5 12/26/2012 4.0 12/25/1975 1965
RATCLIFF 6.5 12/26/2012 6.0 12/25/1975 1944
AUGUSTA 2NW 6.0 12/26/2012 4.0 12/23/2004 1943
CLINTON 6SE 6.0 12/26/2012 6.0 12/25/1975 1923
KEO 5.0 12/26/2012 4.0 12/13/1958 1948

..DECEMBER MONTHLY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN...

STATION NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD RECORDS SINCE
----------- ------------ --------------- -------------
PERRY 17.5 IN 2012 6.0 IN 2004...1902 1902
BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK 12.5 IN 2012 7.0 IN 1966 1941
MORRILTON 12.5 IN 2012 5.5 IN 1963 1919
MOUNTAIN VIEW 12.0 IN 2012 8.5 IN 1975 1924
ALUM FORK 11.0 IN 2012 6.0 IN 1960 1937
LITTLE ROCK 10.3 IN 2012 9.8 IN 1963 1875
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 10.3 IN 2012 2.9 IN 1983 1975
CABOT 4SW 10.0 IN 2012 7.0 IN 1963 1918
GRAVELLY 1ESE 10.0 IN 2012 8.0 IN 1975 1940
PINE RIDGE 10.0 IN 2012 10.0 IN 1932 1925
DAMASCUS 2NNE 9.0 IN 2012 4.5 IN 1963 1940
EVENING SHADE 1NNE 9.0 IN 2012 9.0 IN 1969 1923
GREERS FERRY DAM 9.0 IN 2012 4.5 IN 1963 1903
JACKSONVILLE/LITTLE ROCK AFB 9.0 IN 2012 8.0 IN 1963 1956
MENA 9.0 IN 2012 9.0 IN 1914 1887
PARKS 8.9 IN 2012 4.2 IN 2004 1956
CRYSTAL VALLEY 7.5 IN 2012 7.5 IN 1963 1941
LANGLEY 7.4 IN 2012 6.0 IN 1983 1948
BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM 7.0 IN 2012 7.0 IN 1914 1904
BIG FORK 1SSE 7.0 IN 2012 5.0 IN 1963 1944
GLENWOOD 7.0 IN 2012 5.0 IN 1983 1935
BONNERDALE 4SW 6.5 IN 2012 4.0 IN 1975 1965
RATCLIFF 6.5 IN 2012 6.0 IN 1975 1944
AUGUSTA 2NW 6.0 IN 2012 4.0 IN 2004 1943
CLINTON 6SE 6.0 IN 2012 6.0 IN 1975 1923
KEO 5.0 IN 2012 4.0 IN 1958 1948

..OTHER NOTEWORTHY RECORDS AND STATISTICS...

LITTLE ROCK
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10.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL DECEMBER 25TH-26TH. THIS RANKS AS THE HIGHEST
24-HOUR DECEMBER SNOWFALL AMOUNT ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 9.8
INCHES ON DECEMBER 22ND 1963. THIS ALSO PLACES IN THE TOP TEN 24-HOUR
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS WELL AS THE TOP TEN CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR
LITTLE ROCK.

THE TOP 10 HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE...

01. 12.0 03/06/1875
02. 11.3 01/05/1960
03. 11.2 01/18/1893
04. 10.4 01/06/1988
05. 9.8 12/22/1963
06. 9.7 01/30/1882
07. 9.4 11/17/1880
08. 9.0 12/25/2012
09. 8.5 02/23/1966
10. 8.2 02/18/1921

THE TOP 10 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE...

01. 13.0 01/17/1893-01/18/1893
02. 12.4 01/06/1988-01/07/1988
03. 12.0 03/06/1875
04. 11.3 01/05/1960
05. 11.2 02/18/1921-02/19/1921
06. 10.3 12/25/2012-12/26/2012
07. 9.8 12/22/1963
08. 9.7 01/30/1882
09. 9.6 02/22/1966-02/23/1966
10. 9.4 11/17/1880

THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH FOR THE MONTH IS 0.9 INCHES. THIS IS THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH IN ANY MONTH SINCE JANUARY OF 1988...AND THE HIGHEST
IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER SINCE 1917. IT IS THE 2ND HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR
DECEMBER...BEHIND AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 1.0 IN DECEMBER 1917.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK
-----------------
10.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL DECEMBER 25TH-26TH. THIS RANKS AS THE HIGHEST
24-HOUR DECEMBER SNOWFALL ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.6
INCHES...WHICH WAS SET ON DECEMBER 22ND 2004. 8.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON
DECEMBER 25TH...WHICH RANKED AS THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL IN
DECEMBER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.6 INCHES...SET ON DECEMBER 22ND 2004.
THESE SNOWFALL TOTALS ALSO PLACE IN THE TOP TEN 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
AS WELL AS THE TOP TEN CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

THE TOP 10 HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE...

01. 10.5 01/06/1988
02. 8.6 12/25/2012
03. 6.7 02/06/1979
04. 6.5 01/27/2000
05. 6.2 02/09/2011
06. 5.5 02/13/1997
07. 5.0 02/08/2010
08. 5.0 01/12/1982
09. 4.5 02/01/1985
10. 4.2 01/31/1985

THE TOP 10 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE...

01. 12.0 01/06/1988-01/07/1988
02. 10.3 12/25/2012-12/26/2012
03. 9.1 02/06/1979-02/07/1979
04. 7.2 01/27/2000-01/28/2000
05. 6.2 02/09/2011-02/10/2011
06. 5.5 02/13/1997
07. 5.0 02/08/2010
08. 5.0 02/24/2003-02/25/2003
09. 5.0 03/09/1984-03/10/1984
10. 5.0 01/12/1982

THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH FOR THE MONTH IS 1.0 INCHES. THIS IS THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH IN ANY MONTH SINCE JANUARY OF 1988...AND THE HIGHEST
IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER SINCE 1983. IT IS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SNOW
DEPTH ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...EDGING OUT THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 0.6 INCHES IN 1983.

JACKSONVILLE/LITTLE ROCK AFB
----------------------------
9.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL DECEMBER 25TH-26TH. THIS RANKS AS THE HIGHEST
24-HOUR DECEMBER SNOWFALL ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 8.0
INCHES...WHICH FELL DECEMBER 22ND-23RD 1963. 8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON
DECEMBER 25TH...WHICH RANKED AS THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL ON
RECORD DURING THE MONTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7.7 INCHES...WHICH FELL
ON DECEMBER 22ND 1963. THESE SNOWFALL TOTALS ALSO PLACE IN THE TOP TEN
CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE LITTLE ROCK AFB STATION.

THE TOP 10 HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE...

01. 11.9 01/06/1988
02. 11.5 01/05/1960
03. 8.8 02/23/1966
04. 8.0 12/25/2012
05. 7.7 12/22/1963
06. 6.9 12/31/1960
07. 6.3 02/09/2011
08. 6.3 02/15/1969
09. 5.5 01/09/2011
10. 5.5 01/28/2000

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