PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   600 AM CST SUN NOV 10 2013   
      
   ...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS IN ARKANSAS...   
      
   NOVEMBER 11TH THROUGH 15TH 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...   
      
   FAYETTEVILLE   
   AVERAGE HIGH 51.3 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 28.1 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 8.70 INCHES...0.15 INCH BELOW NORMAL   
      
   HARRISON   
   AVERAGE HIGH 51.0 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 30.8 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 8.70 INCHES...0.30 INCH ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   MOUNTAIN HOME   
   AVERAGE HIGH 50.2 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 29.6 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 11.86 INCHES...1.56 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   JONESBORO   
   AVERAGE HIGH 50.7 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 31.3 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 16.09 INCHES...4.06 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   FORT SMITH   
   AVERAGE HIGH 55.4 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 33.9 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 3.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 11.18 INCHES...2.32 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   BATESVILLE   
   AVERAGE HIGH 49.9 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 29.1 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 16.03 INCHES...4.55 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   NEWPORT   
   AVERAGE HIGH 49.8 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 33.3 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 13.56 INCHES...1.12 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   DARDANELLE   
   AVERAGE HIGH 55.8 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 32.8 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 15.03 INCHES...4.39 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   SEARCY   
   AVERAGE HIGH 52.5 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 32.1 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 12.88 INCHES...0.60 INCH ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   CONWAY   
   AVERAGE HIGH 53.6 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 33.0 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 11.86 INCHES...0.32 INCH BELOW NORMAL   
      
   MENA   
   AVERAGE HIGH 52.6 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 30.7 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 14.05 INCHES...1.21 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   HOT SPRINGS   
   AVERAGE HIGH 54.6 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 35.8 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 13.51 INCHES...0.21 INCH ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   LITTLE ROCK   
   AVERAGE HIGH 55.2 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 36.0 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 15.16 INCHES...2.98 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   NORTH LITTLE ROCK   
   AVERAGE HIGH 53.4 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 37.4 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 14.67 INCHES...2.58 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   PINE BLUFF   
   AVERAGE HIGH 55.0 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 36.8 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 17.59 INCHES...3.49 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   CAMDEN   
   AVERAGE HIGH 57.0 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 34.1 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 16.28 INCHES...2.16 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   MONTICELLO   
   AVERAGE HIGH 57.7 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 39.3 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 3.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 18.73 INCHES...3.43 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL   
      
   TEXARKANA   
   AVERAGE HIGH 57.9 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 38.8 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 9.91 INCHES...2.53 INCHES BELOW NORMAL   
      
   EL DORADO   
   AVERAGE HIGH 58.3 DEGREES...AVERAGE LOW 38.1 DEGREES   
   AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL   
   TOTAL PRECIPITATION 12.72 INCHES...1.55 INCHES BELOW NORMAL   
      
      
   THE PURPOSE OF WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK 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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