Hensley, Arkansas

... Winter weather awareness in Arkansas...

November 16th through 20th is winter weather awareness week
in Arkansas... and it has been so proclaimed by governor mike
Beebe. Sponsors of the awareness week are the National
Weather Service... the Arkansas department of emergency
management... entergy Arkansas... the electric cooperatives
of Arkansas... the Arkansas National guard... the Arkansas
State Police... and the American Red Cross.

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

Here are statistics for last winter in some Arkansas cities...

Eureka Springs
average high 51.3 degrees... average low 29.3 degrees
average temperature was 1.8 degrees above normal
total precipitation 6.18 inches... 2.42 inches below normal

Harrison
average high 49.0 degrees... average low 27.5 degrees
average temperature was 0.5 degree above normal
total precipitation was not available.

Mountain Home
average high 48.5 degrees... average low 26.4 degrees
average temperature was 1.1 degrees above normal
total precipitation 9.14 inches... 0.54 inch below normal

Jonesboro
average high 49.1 degrees... average low 28.3 degrees
average temperature was 0.1 degree below normal
total precipitation 14.25 inches... 3.15 inches above normal

Fort Smith
average high 53.9 degrees... average low 31.0 degrees
average temperature was 1.6 degrees above normal
total precipitation 8.40 inches... 0.05 inch above normal

Batesville
average high 48.0 degrees... average low 27.6 degrees
average temperature was 3.6 degrees below normal
total precipitation 9.58 inches... 0.74 inch below normal

Newport
average high 49.3 degrees... average low 30.4 degrees
average temperature was 0.2 degree below normal
total precipitation 10.74 inches... 0.80 inch below normal

Dardanelle
average high 54.8 degrees... average low 31.6 degrees
average temperature was 1.5 degrees above normal
total precipitation 8.54 inches... 2.10 inches below normal

Searcy
average high 49.8 degrees... average low 30.1 degrees
average temperature was 0.3 degree above normal
total precipitation 11.60 inches... 0.51 inch below normal

Conway
average high 51.9 degrees... average low 29.4 degrees
average temperature was 0.5 degree below normal
total precipitation 13.51 inches... 2.08 inches above normal

Mena
average high 52.4 degrees... average low 29.1 degrees
average temperature was 0.5 degree above normal
total precipitation 9.56 inches... 2.40 inches below normal

Hot Springs
average high 53.4 degrees... average low 32.3 degrees
average temperature was 0.2 degree above normal
total precipitation 9.25 inches... 3.57 inches below normal

Little Rock
average high 55.2 degrees... average low 33.1 degrees
average temperature was 1.3 degrees above normal
total precipitation 8.45 inches... 3.20 inches below normal

North Little Rock
average high 53.1 degrees... average low 33.9 degrees
average temperature was 0.4 degree above normal
total precipitation 8.41 inches... 2.76 inches below normal

Pine Bluff
average high 55.0 degrees... average low 34.2 degrees
average temperature was 1.0 degree above normal
total precipitation 12.57 inches... 1.05 inches below normal

Camden
average high 57.9 degrees... average low 32.4 degrees
average temperature was 0.9 degree above normal
total precipitation 7.93 inches... 5.85 inches below normal

El Dorado
average high 59.3 degrees... average low 35.1 degrees
average temperature was 1.2 degrees above normal
total precipitation 8.50 inches... 5.47 inches below normal

Texarkana
average high 58.0 degrees... average low 36.4 degrees
average temperature was 0.3 degree above normal
total precipitation 5.58 inches... 6.13 inches below normal

The purpose of winter weather awareness is to remind people
what winter weather can bring. Now is the time to review what
can happen during winter... and to make preparations for the
upcoming winter season.

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