PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
600 AM CST SUN NOV 15 2015
...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS IN ARKANSAS...
NOVEMBER 16TH THROUGH 20TH IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ARKANSAS. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS WEEK IS TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT WINTER WEATHER CAN BRING...AND
HOW TO DEAL WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR
THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON.
DURING EACH WEEKDAY...A DIFFERENT WINTER WEATHER TOPIC WILL BE COVERED IN A
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
MONDAY...THE OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING WINTER
TUESDAY...WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER SAFETY RULES
FRIDAY...THE COLD OF WINTER
THE LAST TWO /2013-2014 AND 2014-2015/ CLIMATOLOGICAL WINTERS /DECEMBER
THORUGH FEBRUARY/ WERE COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL LOCALLY.
WINTER AVG TEMP DEPARTURE PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
2013/2014 38.0 -3.3 10.40 -1.72 2014/2015 39.4
-1.9 9.69 -2.43
DATA SHOWS THAT ARKANSAS EXPERIENCED THREE COLD WINTERS IN A ROW ONLY TWICE
SINCE 1895...AND THREE CONSECUTIVE DRY WINTERS ONLY THREE TIMES. IN THIS CASE,
COLD IS DEFINED AS AT LEAST 1.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND DRY IS AT LEAST 1.5
INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A STRONG EL NINO...WHICH FEATURES ABOVE NORMAL
WATER TEMPERATURES NEAR THE EQUATOR IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. FIVE OF THE LAST
SEVEN EL NINO WINTERS WERE NORMAL TO MILD IN ARKANSAS...AND ALL EL NINOS WERE
NORMAL /WITHIN AN INCH/ TO WET.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org - GT Power 20 (1:19/33.0)
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