Natchitoches, Louisiana Weather Summary For November 29, 2013

Natchitoches, Louisiana Weather Summary For November 29, 2013
November 29, 2013 --- Today the sky was clear.  No rainfall occurred today. A heavy morning ground frost was observed today at Natchitoches, La. The evening had a clear sky to prevail and a light to calm wind.  Here are the official weather data numbers from the National Weather Service:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 291700
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI NOV 29 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              50    22       25        0.00
BENTON 5E             M     M        M           M
BLANCHARD 3W          M     M        M           M
CALHOUN               M     M        M           M
COLUMBIA LOCK        49    25       28        0.00
FARMERVILLE           M     M        M           M
HODGES GARDENS        M     M        M           M
HOMER 1N             49    22       25        0.00
JENA 4WSW             M     M        M           M
MANSFIELD             M     M        M           M
MINDEN               49    25       25        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         49    27       29        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      48    26       30        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH      M     M        M           M
ROBSON                M     M        M           M
RUSTON - LA TECH     62    42       47        0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     48    26       26        0.00

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 28, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 28, 2013, Thanksgiving Day
November 28, 2013 ---- The morning sky was mostly cloudy with high clouds but no precipitation occurring.  The cloud movement was from west to east.  These were high clouds.  A heavy ground frost occurred.  The afternoon had high clouds being observed with the sky being mostly cloudy to partly sunny (3:30 PM CST).  The evening sky late was mostly clear.

000
SHUS44 KSHV 281647
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1047 AM CST THU NOV 28 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              42    24       28        0.00
BENTON 5E            43    26       27        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         43    24       25        0.00
CALHOUN              44    21       21        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        42    25       25        0.00
FARMERVILLE          42    26       27        0.00
HOMER 1N             43    22       29        0.00
MINDEN               44    25       25        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         45    26       29        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      45    27       29        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     59    43       47        0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     43    25       26        0.00


000
ASUS64 KLIX 290035
RTPLA
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY FOR LOUISIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
635 PM CST THU NOV 28 2013
HIGH TEMPERATURE PAST 18 HOURS
LOW TEMPERATURE PAST 18 HOURS
PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 6 PM LOCAL TIME

.BR LIX 1128 CS DH18/TAIRZS/TAIRZI/PPDRZZ

:ID    STATION                    HIGH   LOW   24-HOUR
                                               PRECIP
SHV  :SHREVEPORT                 : 51  / 26  / 0.00
BAD  :BARKSDALE AFB              : 50  / 25  / 0.00
MLU  :MONROE                     : 50  / 23  / 0.00
AEX  :ALEXANDRIA INTL            : 52  / 27  / 0.00
POE  :FT. POLK AAF               : 50  / 28  / 0.00
BKB  :FT. POLK-FULLERTON         : 68  / 28  / 0.00
LCH  :LAKE CHARLES               : 49  / 30  / 0.00
LFT  :LAFAYETTE                  : 48  / 27  / 0.00
ARA  :NEW IBERIA                 : 49  / 30  / 0.00
BTR  :BATON ROUGE                : 51  / 26  / 0.00
MSY  :NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL  : 47  / 34  / 0.00
AUD  :NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON        : 50  / 35  / 0.00
NEW  :NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT  : 46  / 36  / 0.00
NBG  :BELLE CHASSE               : 49  / 32  / 0.00
ASD  :SLIDELL                    : 52  / 26  / 0.00
BVE  :BOOTHVILLE                 : 49  / 42  / 0.00
P92  :SALT POINT                 : 49  / 31  / 0.00
PTN  :PATTERSON                  : 52  / 28  / 0.00

THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/NCDC/. THEREFORE...
THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE
DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.

000
ASUS64 KSHV 290018
RTPSHV
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR THE FOUR STATE AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
618 PM CST THU NOV 28 2013
VALUES REPRESENT LOWS OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS...
HIGHS OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE
LAST 24 HOURS
.BR SHV 1128 C DH18/TAIRZS/TAIRZI/PPDRZZ
:
:                         MAX   MIN
:ID    LOCATION           TEMP  TEMP   PCPN
SHV  : SHREVEPORT       :  51 /  26 /  0.00
DTN  : SHV DOWNTOWN     :   M /   M /  0.00
MLU  : MONROE           :  50 /  23 /  0.00
TYR  : TYLER            :  50 /  27 /  0.00
GGG  : LONGVIEW         :  50 /  26 /  0.00
LFK  : LUFKIN           :  53 /  28 /  0.00
ELD  : EL DORADO        :  50 /  23 /  0.00
TXK  : TEXARKANA        :  50 /  27 /  0.00
DEQ  : DEQUEEN          :  51 /  22 /  0.00
BAD  : BARKSDALE AFB    :  50 /  25 /  0.00
OCH  : NACOGDOCHES      :  52 /  21 /  0.00
.END
THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER /NCDC/.  THEREFORE...
THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION.  FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.
$$

000
ASUS64 KLIX 290036
RTPLIX
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
636 PM CST THU NOV 28 2013
HIGH TEMPERATURE DURING PAST 18 HOURSLOW TEMPERATURE DURING PAST 18 HOURS
PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 6 PM LOCAL TIME
.BR LIX 1128 CD DH18/TAIRZS/TAIRZI/PPDRZZ
:ID    STATION                    HIGH   LOW   24-HOUR
                                               PRECIP
BTR  :BATON ROUGE                : 51  / 26  / 0.00
MSY  :NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL  : 47  / 34  / 0.00
AUD  :NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON        : 50  / 35  / 0.00
NEW  :NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT  : 46  / 36  / 0.00
NBG  :BELLE CHASSE               : 49  / 32  / 0.00
ASD  :SLIDELL                    : 52  / 26  / 0.00
BVE  :BOOTHVILLE                 : 49  / 42  / 0.00
MCB  :MCCOMB                     : 49  / 25  / 0.00
GPT  :GULFPORT                   : 52  / 29  / 0.00
BIX  :BILOXI KEESLER AFB         : MM  / MM  / 0.00
PQL  :PASCAGOULA TRENT LOTT APT  : 51  / 27  / 0.00
.END
THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/NCDC/. THEREFORE...
THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE
DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.
$$

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 27, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 27, 2013
Nov. 27, 2013 --- A clear morning sky was observed, along with a frosty ground and rooftops.  Frost occurred this morning at Natchitoches.  At 8 a.m. CST today, the sky was clear, frost observed and the temperature was 32.7 degree.   At 9 a.m. CST, the sky was clear, temperature 35.6 degrees, Wind: from the N (350 degrees) at 10 MPH (9 KT) and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.4 in. Hg (1029 hPa).  It was 39.9 degrees, a clear blue sky observed at 10:59 a.m. CST today.  The afternoon was a clear, blue beautiful sky.  At 2 p.m. CST, the sky was clear, temperature 44 degrees...At 3 p.m. CST, the sky was clear,  wind from the N (350 degrees) at 10 MPH (9 KT) and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.33 in. Hg (1027 hPa).   At 3:16 p.m. CST, the sky was clear, temperature 44.2 degrees, wind was from the NNE (020 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 KT) and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.33 in. Hg (1027 hPa).  At 4 p.m. CST, the sky was clear, temperature at 44.1 degrees.  At 7:30 p.m. CST the temperature was 33.3 degrees, clear sky and a calm wind.  The wind became near calm during the 5 p.m. CST hour.


Heavy Precipitation Occurs At Natchitoches The Last Several Days.....
Natchitoches, La. National Weather Service official precipitation totals:
2.70" <------- (Precipitation last 3 days at 8 a.m. CST on Nov. 27, 2013);

3.97" <------ (Precipitation for the period Nov. 21-27 ending at 8 a.m. CST)


Here's today's official weather data numbers for Natchitoches from the National Weather Service (not TV station unofficial weather watcher data):

000
SHUS44 KSHV 271701
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1101 AM CST WED NOV 27 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND               M     M        M           M
BENTON 5E            40    28       29        0.58
BLANCHARD 3W         41    29       30        0.50
CALHOUN              39    28       38        0.19
COLUMBIA LOCK        41    31       31        0.20
FARMERVILLE           M     M        M           M
HODGES GARDENS        M     M        M           M
HOMER 1N             40    28       31        0.20
JENA 4WSW             M     M        M           M
MANSFIELD             M     M        M           M
MINDEN               40    29       29        0.41
MOORINGSPORT         41    30       31        0.26
NATCHITOCHES #2      40    30       33        0.31
RED RVR RESEARCH      M     M        M           M
ROBSON                M     M        M           M
RUSTON - LA TECH     56    47       47        0.27
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     41    29       29        0.23

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 26, 2013; Two Inch Rain Falls At Natchitoches, Louisian During Nov. 25-26, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 26, 2013
Nov. 26, 2013 --- It was a early morning rain 12:02 a.m. CST and the rain & periods of drizzle continued to early evening.  It was a chilly, rainy day with temperaures in the mid-30s today at Natchitoches. A rainy evening was also observed. At 6:30 p.m. CST, it was 38.2°F and rain falling at Natchitoches, La. Rainfall ceased about 7:25 p.m. CST.  The sky was mostly clear by 9:46 p.m. CST with stars visible and clouds moving off to the south. Here's the official National Weather Service data for Natchitoches:

000
SHUS44 KSHV 261702
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1101 AM CST TUE NOV 26 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND               M     M        M           M
BENTON 5E            36    33       36        0.95
BLANCHARD 3W         37    32       37        1.38
CALHOUN              37    33       37        1.55
COLUMBIA LOCK        38    35       38        2.55
FARMERVILLE          36    32       36        1.18
HODGES GARDENS        M     M        M           M
HOMER 1N             36    32       36        0.96
JENA 4WSW             M     M        M           M
MANSFIELD             M     M        M           M
MINDEN               36    32       36        1.15
MOORINGSPORT         36    32       36        0.96
NATCHITOCHES #2      37    32       36        2.04
RED RVR RESEARCH      M     M        M           M
ROBSON                M     M        M           M
RUSTON - LA TECH     54    51       53        1.18
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     37    32       37        1.11
-----------------------
000
SRUS44 KSHV 261509
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
909 AM CST TUE NOV 26 2013
RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 800 AM.
NORTHERN LOUISIANA:
STATION               RAINFALL     STATION  RAINFALL
                    SAT.    MAN.                       SAT.    MAN.
                    GAGE    GAGE                       GAGE    GAGE
ARCADIA                     1.28   KORAN                          M
ASHLAND                        M   LAKE D`ARBONNE         M
BENTLEY 3E          3.63           LILLIE 1E           0.91
BENTON 5E                   0.95   LOGANSPORT                  1.53
BLACK LAKE             M           MANY 9WSW                      M
BLANCHARD 3E           M           MONROE-ULM                     M
BLANCHARD 3W           M       M   MONROE                      1.61
CADDO LAKE                     M   NATCHITOCHES #2             2.04
CADDO LAKE #2       0.79           NATCHITOCHES RAWS   2.21
CALHOUN                     1.55   POLLOCK 1N          3.10
COLUMBIA LOCKS         M    2.55   QUITMAN                        M
COUSHATTA-RED RVR.     M           RED RIVER LOCK 3       M
CREW LAKE 2W           M           RED RIVER LOCK 4       M
FARMERVILLE                 1.18   RED RIVER LOCK 5       M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS    2.40           ROBSON                         M
HODGES GARDENS                 M   RODESSA                M
HOMER RAWS          1.13           RUSTON-LA TECH              1.18
HOMER 1N                    0.96   SAILES                         M
JAMESTOWN                      M   SPRINGHILL 3E       0.65
JONESBORO 4ENE                 M   TAYLORTOWN                  1.06
JOYCE 4NE              M           VIVIAN                         M
KEITHVILLE             M       M   WEST MONROE                    M
SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY METROPOLITAN AREA:
BARKSDALE AFB               0.89   RED RIVER-DOWNTOWN  0.90
BOSSIER CITY #2                    SHREVEPORT AP               1.08
BOSSIER-WILLOW CHT     M           SOUTHERN HILLS              1.11
DOWNTOWN AIRPORT            0.93   DOWNTOWN-BARNWELL           0.98
HAUGHTON 1W            M           W. SHREVEPORT          M
RED RIVER RESEARCH             M   UNIV. TERRACE                  M
WOOD LAKE SOUTH        M    0.86

Natchitoches Weather Summaries For November 24-25, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 25, 2013
Nov. 25, 2013 --- It was a chilly, rainy day with temperaures in the mid-30s today at Natchitoches.  A rainy  evening was also observed.  At 6:30 p.m. CST, it was 35.2°F and rain falling at Natchitoches, La. Here's the official National Weather Service data for Natchitoches:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 251659
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1059 AM CST MON NOV 25 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            42    30       33        0.15
CALHOUN              46    33       33        0.22
COLUMBIA LOCK        41    31       35        0.00
HOMER 1N             38    31       32        0.18
MINDEN               43    30       32        0.02
MOORINGSPORT         41    31       32        0.14
NATCHITOCHES #2      46    32       33        0.35
RUSTON - LA TECH     61    50       52        0.24
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     44    32       32        0.24


Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 24, 2013
Nov. 24, 2013--- It was mostly sunny during the morning hours with increasing clouds after 1 p.m. CST today. The sky was overcast by 5 p.m. An easterly wind prevailed today. Here's the official National Weather Service data for Natchitoches:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 241659
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1059 AM CST SUN NOV 24 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            44    30       30        0.03
COLUMBIA LOCK        44    31       31        0.35
FARMERVILLE          44    29       30        0.06
MOORINGSPORT         45    30       31        0.03
NATCHITOCHES #2      44    32       34        0.07
RUSTON - LA TECH     59    50       51        0.03
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     45    32       32        0.05

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 23, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 23, 2013
November 23, 2013 ---It was a cloudy, periods of rain, chilly day at Natchitoches today.  The wind prevailed from the N, NE today.  After 6:30 PM there were some breaks in the clouds.

000
SHUS44 KSHV 231701
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1101 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            58    41       41        0.43
BLANCHARD 3W         54    42       42        0.43
CALHOUN              66    43       43        0.84
COLUMBIA LOCK        66    44       44        1.56
FARMERVILLE          64    41       41        0.46
HOMER 1N             64    41       41        0.32
MINDEN               65    42       42        0.82
MOORINGSPORT         54    41       41        0.51
NATCHITOCHES #2      64    44       44        0.70
RUSTON - LA TECH     73    57       57        0.64
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     64    43       43        0.89

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 22, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 22, 2013
November 22, 2013 --- It was a foggy, rainy day at Natchitoches today.
At 1:53 p.m. CST, rain was observed and the temperature was 60.3 degrees.
000
SHUS44 KSHV 221659
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            68    58       58        1.09
BLANCHARD 3W         70    53       53        1.15
CALHOUN              67    40       64        1.98
HOMER 1N             70    56       64        1.32
MINDEN               72    54       64        0.36
MOORINGSPORT         68    54       54        1.12
NATCHITOCHES #2      71    57       63        0.49
RED RVR RESEARCH     72    57       60        1.93
RUSTON - LA TECH     74    63       71        1.50
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     72    55       64        2.31

094SRUS44 KSHV 221444
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 800 AM.
NORTHERN LOUISIANA:
STATION               RAINFALL     STATION  RAINFALL
                    SAT.    MAN.                       SAT.    MAN.
                    GAGE    GAGE                       GAGE    GAGE
ARCADIA                     1.06   KORAN                          M
ASHLAND                        M   LAKE D`ARBONNE         M
BENTLEY 3E          0.00           LILLIE 1E              M
BENTON 5E                   1.09   LOGANSPORT                  1.73
BLACK LAKE             M           MANY 9WSW                      M
BLANCHARD 3E           M           MONROE-ULM                     M
BLANCHARD 3W           M    1.15   MONROE                      0.73
CADDO LAKE                  1.12   NATCHITOCHES #2             0.49
CADDO LAKE #2       1.02           NATCHITOCHES RAWS   0.00
CALHOUN                     1.98   POLLOCK 1N          0.00
COLUMBIA LOCKS         M       M   QUITMAN                        M
COUSHATTA-RED RVR.     M           RED RIVER LOCK 3       M
CREW LAKE 2W           M           RED RIVER LOCK 4       M
FARMERVILLE                    M   RED RIVER LOCK 5       M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS    0.00           ROBSON                         M
HODGES GARDENS                 M   RODESSA 3E                  1.36
HOMER RAWS          0.71           RUSTON-LA TECH              1.50
HOMER 1N                    1.32   SAILES                         M
JAMESTOWN                      M   SPRINGHILL 3E       1.88
JONESBORO 4ENE                 M   TAYLORTOWN                  1.59
JOYCE 4NE              M           VIVIAN                         M
KEITHVILLE             M    2.30   WEST MONROE                    M
SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY METROPOLITAN AREA:
BARKSDALE AFB               1.10   RED RIVER RESEARCH          1.93
BOSSIER CITY #2                    RED RIVER-DOWNTOWN     M
BOSSIER-WILLOW CHT     M           SHREVEPORT AP               1.89
DOWNTOWN AIRPORT            1.23   SOUTHERN HILLS              2.31
DOWNTOWN-BARNWELL              M   E. 70TH-B. PIERRE      M
HAUGHTON 1W            M           W. SHREVEPORT          M
PAW PAW BAYOU          M           UNIV. TERRACE                  M

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50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas, Texas
Written by:  National Weather Service Ft. Worth, Texas, via Facebook, Nov. 18, 2013
November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas. The weather that day started off cloudy, warm and humid with some light showers. The clouds began to clear late in the morning with a sunny sky in the afternoon. The wind increased by midday and turned to the southwest ahead of a cold front. At the time of the assassination (approx. 1230 PM CST) it was sunny, 68 degrees with a southwest wind around 16 mph. The high temperature for the day topped out at 70 degrees. The cold front moved through around 2 PM. A northwest wind prevailed behind the front through late afternoon at speeds around 25 mph. Wind speeds decreased after sunset and the temperature cooled to 40 degrees just before midnight.  (Courtesy/Written by:  National Weather Service Ft. Worth, Texas, Nov. 18, 2013)

November 22, 1963...The weather in Dallas, TX courtesy of National Weather Service, Ft. Worth, Texas.

 

 

 

 

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 21, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 21, 2013
Official National Weather Service temperature and rainfall data for Natchitoches, La. (not TV station unofficial weather watcher data)
November 21, 2013 --- It was a cloudy (overcast) sky, damp, rainy, & foggy morning at Natchitoches today.  Fog was observed during the 7:00 a.m. CST hour.  Fog was observed at 8 a.m. CST.  Rain was observed at 6:47  6:52 7:07 and 9:13 a.m. CST ( periods of rain showers during the 6 a.m.- 10 a.m. CST time period).  The rain showers movement was towards the NE.  At 9:15 a.m., it was raining and the temperature was 58.7 degrees at Natchitoches, Louisiana. During the afternoon the sky was cloudy to mostly cloudy at times.  The overcast sky prevailed.  The sky was cloudy during the 9 p.m. CST hour.  At 9:44 p.m. CST, the sky was overcast, temperature at 66.1 degrees, wind was from the SE (140 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 KT), humidity at 90% and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.11 in. Hg (1019 hPa).   Here's today's official data from the National Weather Service for Natchitoches, La.:
561
SHUS44 KSHV 211643
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST THU NOV 21 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              69    40       56        0.00
BENTON 5E            65    39       59        0.03
BLANCHARD 3W         65    41       57        0.04
COLUMBIA LOCK        69    51       52        0.00
FARMERVILLE          64    46       53        0.00
HOMER 1N             65    38       56        0.07
MINDEN               68    40       54        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         66    42       60        0.02
NATCHITOCHES #2      67    44       57        0.01
RED RVR RESEARCH     67    42       57        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     73    49       63        0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     65    38       55           T

The Cold Of Winter - Winter Weather Events, Alabama, Arkansas

THE COLD OF WINTER
BY:  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH
ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:

JANUARY 9-10 2011:
HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF "THUNDERSNOW" WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9" OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD.

FEBRUARY 15 2010:
A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE.

FEBRUARY 8 2010:
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA.

JANUARY 29 2010:
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

JANUARY 2-10 2010 "FRIGID" TEMPERATURES:
DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES.

--------------PAST "HISTORICAL" WINTER WEATHER EVENTS--------------

MARCH 12-14, 1993 -- "STORM OF THE CENTURY"A VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM DUMPED SNOW FROM THE GULF COAST TO NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING AN OFFICIAL 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE WERE HAMMERED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW...INCLUDING 17 INCHES AT VALLEY HEAD /DEKALB COUNTY/ AND 12-15
INCHES AROUND SCOTTSBORO /JACKSON COUNTY/.

NEW YEARS STORM - 1963-64:
AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOW EVENT FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE THAT DUMPED AN UNPRECEDENTED 17.1 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE AREA IN A 24-HOUR
PERIOD.

RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:

JANUARY 9-10 2011:
HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS.  SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF "THUNDERSNOW" WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9" OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD.

FEBRUARY 15 2010:
A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE.

FEBRUARY 8 2010:
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE... LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA.

JANUARY 29 2010:
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

JANUARY 2-10 2010 "FRIGID" TEMPERATURES:
DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES.


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
115 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013
THE WINTER OF 2012-2013 IN NORTHERN OHIO WAS CHARACTERIZED
BY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF BIG SNOWSTORMS.  TEMPERATURES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WINTER WERE BELOW NORMAL BUT READINGS DURING THE HEART OF THE SEASON WERE WARM.  FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW MOST OF THE CLIMATE STATIONS IN NORTHERN OHIO FINISHED WITH BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL TOTALS.   TOTALS IN THE LAKE ERIE SNOWBELT WERE ALSO A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL WITH A PEAK OF JUST UNDER 130 INCHES IN NORTHERN GEAUGA COUNTY. THE WINTER SEASON STARTED OUT COOL WITH TEMPERATURES THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AVERAGING A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.  THE MONTH WAS ALSO DRY WITH JUST A DUSTING OF SNOWFALL MOST LOCATIONS.   DECEMBER WAS VERY WARM WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE AKRON-CANTON AREA EXPERIENCED ITS 8TH WARMEST DECEMBER EVER.  THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS DURING THE MONTH.  HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 26TH.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVED UP THE OHIO VALLEY AND BROUGHT SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA.  NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRED FOR A FEW HOURS CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS.  SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 71 TO JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR.   WARM WEATHER CONTINUED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH WERE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.   ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY WEAK STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTED THE REGION DURING THE MONTH. THIS RESULTED IN SNOWFALL TOTALS OF NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE SNOWBELT.   A PROLONGED LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT ON THE 21ST THROUGH THE 24TH DUMPED AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF SNOW ON GEAUGA COUNTY.  FEBRUARY ENDED UP BEING THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE WINTER.  SEVERAL STORMS BROUGHT A COUPLE TO A FEW INCHES OF SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA.  THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL EPISODES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE EAST OF CLEVELAND.  ALL OF THE MAJOR CLIMATE SITES FINISHED THE MONTH WITH AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOWFALL.  SOME OF THE LOCATIONS IN THE SNOWBELT HAD A FEW FEET OF ACCUMULATION DURING THE MONTH.   SPRING WAS SLOW TO ARRIVE WITH COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH.  IT WAS A DRY MONTH WITH LITTLE SNOWFALL OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE ERIE SNOWBELT. AN ICE STORM AFFECTED THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF OHIO ON MARCH 18TH.  A GLAZE OF ICE CLOSED SCHOOLS, CAUSED  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND RESULTED IN MANY ACCIDENTS IN PORTAGE, MAHONING, TRUMBULL AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES.
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KUBINA

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
227 PM CST TUE NOV 12 2013

...WINTERS IN ARKANSAS...
THE CLIMATOLOGICAL WINTER SEASON IS DEFINED AS THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1ST-FEBRUARY 28TH. ARKANSAS HAS EXPERIENCED A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER EXTREMES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS SINCE ITS RECORDED WEATHER HISTORY BEGAN IN 1819...RANGING FROM DEEP SNOWS AND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO...TO HEAVY RAINS...TO EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES PUSHING 90 DEGREES.  SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE WINTERS HAVE BEEN..

1822-1823:
SNOW FELL AT THE FIRST OF DECEMBER AT LITTLE ROCK...AND BY THE 3RD OF THE MONTH...THE TEMPERATURE HAD FALLEN TO -9. COLD WEATHER CONTINUED THROUGH JANUARY AND FEBRUARY...WITH THE TEMPERATURE FALLING TO SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ON FIVE DAYS IN JANUARY...AND AS LOW AS -11 ON FEBRUARY 15TH.  IN FACT...IN FEBRUARY ALONE...THERE WERE SIX DAYS WITH SINGLE-DIGIT LOWS AND TWO DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. MANY LIVESTOCK PERISHED...AND ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE FOR MUCH OF THE SEASON. ICE FORMED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT
LITTLE ROCK...BUT THE RIVER DID NOT FREEZE...DUE TO A HIGH STAGE AT THE TIME.

1831-1832:
THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE SNOW AND ICE. SIX INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK ON DECEMBER 8TH. AT ONE TIME...THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER 20 MILES BELOW LITTLE ROCK...AND THE WHITE RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER AT BATESVILLE. TOWARD THE END OF FEBRUARY...SIX INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK ON THE 23RD. ON THE 29TH...THE WHITE RIVER AT BATESVILLE WAS REPORTED TO BE FROZEN OVER AGAIN.

1841-1842:
THE WINTER WAS THE MILDEST IN SEVERAL YEARS. GARDENS WERE REPORTED TO BE GREEN...AND PEACH TREES WERE IN BLOOM BY FEBRUARY 1ST.

1855-1856:
THE WINTER WAS PARTICULARLY COLD...ESPECIALLY IN JANUARY AND EARLY FEBRUARY. THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER AT ONE POINT...AND AT LITTLE ROCK...THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO -4 ON FEBRUARY 4TH.

1863-1864:
THIS WAS LIKELY THE COLDEST PERIOD IN MANY YEARS.  AT THE END OF DECEMBER...TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF JANUARY... TEMPERATURES  AS LOW AS -10 TO -15 WERE REPORTED AT FORT SMITH AND LITTLE ROCK.

1876-1877:
SEVERAL SNOWSTORMS HIT THE STATE IN DECEMBER...WITH SEVERE COLD FOLLOWING. TEMPERATURES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WERE BELOW ZERO AT HELENA. ON THE 28TH...MOUNT IDA FELL TO -8...AND MONTICELLO TO -1.  ON THE 30TH...LITTLE ROCK BOTTOMED OUT AT ZERO.  THE HEAVIEST SNOWSTORM DURING THIS PERIOD WAS THE ONE ON DECEMBER 31ST...WITH EIGHT INCHES AT MOUNT IDA...AND 21 INCHES AT MONTICELLO.  THE COLD CONTINUED JANUARY OF 1877...WITH SNOW REMAINING ON THE GROUND. ON THE 3RD...MOUNT IDA FELL TO 1 ABOVE ZERO...WHILE LITTLE ROCK FELL TO -4. THERE WAS ANOTHER SNOWSTORM ON THE 7TH...WITH TWO INCHES AT LITTLE ROCK...FOUR INCHES AT MOUNT IDA...AND ONE INCH AT MONTICELLO. BY THE 8TH...TEMPERATURES WERE ONCE AGAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MUCH OF THE STATE.

1885-1886
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SAW SIGNIFICANT COLD SPELLS IN ALL OF ARKANSAS...AND HEAVY SNOWFALL IN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THE COLDEST PERIOD WAS JANUARY 8-11TH. WITH AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...LITTLE ROCK SAW FOUR DAYS WITH LOW  TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FIVE  DEGREES...CULMINATING IN A -5 READING ON THE 9TH. ON THE SAME DAY...DODD CITY IN MARION COUNTY FELL TO -13 DEGREES.  ANOTHER COLD PERIOD CAME IN EARLY FEBRUARY. IN A 2-DAY PERIOD FROM THE 2ND-3RD...28 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT HARRISON...WHILE 24 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT JUDSONIA...22 INCHES AT NEWPORT...14-15 INCHES FELL AT MORRILTON...AND TEN INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT FORT SMITH. AT LITTLE ROCK...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN FELL...WITH ONLY A TRACE OF ACCUMULATION. IN PARTS OF BENTON COUNTY...THE SNOW WAS REPORTED TO BE AS DEEP AS 24 TO 30 INCHES.

1889-1890
LITTLE ROCK SAW THE DRIEST AND WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS...THE ONLY SUCH OCCURRENCE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.

1898-1899
OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE ABOUT THIS WINTER WAS THE COLD OUTBREAK OF FEBRUARY 11TH-13TH. UNUSUALLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MOVED DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD...AND TEMPERATURES PLUNGED TO RECORD LEVELS IN MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. IN ARKANSAS...NEARLY EVERY STATION THAT WAS REPORTING AT THAT TIME FELL BELOW ZERO. ALSO...NEARLY EVERY STATION SET THEIR ALL-TIME RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PINE BLUFF...PRESCOTT...STAMPS...AND TEXARKANA...ALL STATIONS RECORDED A LOW OF -10 OR COLDER. MOST STATIONS REPORTED RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES AS WELL.  AT  VETTE...ROGERS...FAYETTEVILLE...AND HARRISON... THE TEMPERATURE NEVER ROSE ABOVE ZERO ON THE 12TH. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCOMPANIED THE COLD. THE COLD WEATHER CAUSED SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PEACH CROPS.

1917-1918
DECEMBER AND JANUARY WERE SNOWY...AND JANUARY IN PARTICULAR WAS SEVERELY COLD...DUE TO SEVERAL PERIODS OF ARCTIC AIR AND PROLONGED SNOW COVER. SNOW COVERED ALMOST THE ENTIRE STATE FROM THE 10TH OF JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH...AND WAS ON THE GROUND IN THE NORTH INTO THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF FEBRUARY. CALICO ROCK RECORDED 48.0 INCHES OF SNOW. MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 40-48 INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST...30-40 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS....AND 20 TO 30 INCHES OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  ON JANUARY 19TH AND 22ND AT MARSHALL IN SEARCY COUNTY...THE SNOW WAS 30 INCHES DEEP. AT LITTLE ROCK...SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND FROM JANUARY 10TH UNTIL FEBRUARY 8TH.  BY LATE FEBRUARY...THINGS HAD COMPLETELY REVERSED...AND THE MONTH ENDED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S. ON THE 25TH...LITTLE ROCK TOPPED OUT AT 87 DEGREES...WITH PINE BLUFF REACHING 92.  ABNORMALLY HOT WEATHER RETURNED ON THE 27TH AND 28TH...WITH PINE BLUFF REACHING 93 DEGREES.

1949-1950
THE WINTER WAS MARKED BY HEAVY RAINS...EXTREMELY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND SEVERAL TORNADOES. ON JANUARY 4TH...AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE...AND DROPPED TEMPERATURES FROM THE 60S AND 70S...TO THE 20S AND CAUSING AN ICE STORM IN THE NORTH.  ON JANUARY 13TH...A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COVE...KILLING ONE.  BY JANUARY 14TH...RIVER FLOODING WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD WAS ACTIVATED TO HELP RESCUE PEOPLE. ON JANUARY 25TH...TEMPERATURES AROUND THE STATE WERE IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SEARCY REACHED 87 DEGREES THAT AFTERNOON. ON THE 26TH...AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE...ENDING THE HEAT WAVE. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 30S IN THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT...WHILE READINGS ELSEWHERE WERE IN THE 70S AND 80S. ON FEBRUARY 1ST...THE SECOND SEVERE ICE STORM IN ALMOST A MONTH HIT NORTHERN ARKANSAS. ON FEBRUARY 12TH...TORNADOES HIT MOUNT HOLLY AND NEAR SHERIDAN. BY MID FEBRUARY...THERE WAS ANOTHER ROUND OF RIVER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS  CONTINUED. DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY... AT TOTAL OF 20.72 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BEEBE.

1950-1951
THE MOST NOTABLE PERIOD DURING THIS WINTER SEASON WAS THE ICE STORM AND SEVERE COLD WAVE JANUARY 31ST-FEBRUARY 2ND. THE ICE STORM WAS SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. NORTHERN ARKANSAS WAS COVERED WITH HEAVY ICE...AND THE SOUTH SAW UP TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW. THE ICE STORM SEVERELY DAMAGED FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS. MANY ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE...AND SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED UP TO A WEEK. ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE SERVICE WERE DISRUPTED IN MANY AREAS...AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE TIMBER DAMAGE. AFTER THE STORM  ENDED...RECORD COLD GRIPPED THE STATE...WITH TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS -5 AS FAR SOUTH AS LITTLE ROCK. MAMMOTH SPRING FELL TO -24.

1982-1983
MOST PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THE WINTER FOR THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FELL IN A 2-DAY PERIOD ON DECEMBER 2ND AND 3RD...AND FOR THE TWO TORNADO OUTBREAKS DURING THE MONTH. ON THE 2ND...THE FIRST MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK OCCURRED...WITH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS THE HARDEST HIT. THE SECOND OUTBREAK WAS DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER 23RD-25TH...WITH 29 REPORTED TORNADOES ACROSS THE STATE. 14.06 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BIG FORK IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING ON THE MORNING OF THE 3RD.

1983-1984
DECEMBER AND JANUARY WERE A PARTICULARLY COLD COUPLE OF MONTHS IN ARKANSAS WEATHER HISTORY. AT LITTLE ROCK...TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING FOR 12 STRAIGHT DAYS FROM DECEMBER 19TH-31ST. ICE FORMED ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER...AND MOST OF THE STATE WAS CONTINUOUSLY BELOW FREEZING. THE COLDEST PERIOD WAS ON DECEMBER 24TH AND 25TH...WITH MANY LOWS BELOW ZERO...AND HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. MILWOOD LAKE FROZE OVER COMPLETELY. DURING THE COLDEST PERIOD...STRONG WINDS PRODUCED WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THERE WAS WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL IMPACT...DUE TO HEADS OF CATTLE FALLING THROUGH THE ICE AND DROWNING LOOKING FOR WATER. ROADS SAW CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DUE TO MELTING AND  EFREEZING.  THE SECOND MAJOR COLD PERIOD CAME DURING JANUARY 19TH-22ND. MANY LOWS IN THE NORTH WERE BELOW ZERO...WITH -16 AT YELLVILLE BEING THE COLDEST. AT LITTLE ROCK...TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

1987-1988
DECEMBER SAW A PARTICULARLY WET PERIOD DURING THE LATTER PORTION OF THE MONTH. FROM THE 24TH-29TH...HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY AT WEST MEMPHIS...WHICH WAS RECOVERING FROM A TORNADO THAT HIT THE CITY AND KILLED SIX PEOPLE ON THE 14TH. RIVER FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG THE SALINE AND OUACHITA RIVERS. THE OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN CRESTED AT 42.5 FEET AT CAMDEN ON THE 29TH.   IN JANUARY...SEVERAL SNOWSTORMS HIT THE STATE...WITH THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ONE ON THE 6TH AND 7TH. 12 TO 13 INCHES FELL IN THE LITTLE ROCK AREA...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS SAW 10 TO 15 INCH TOTALS. THE MOST SNOW FELL IN THE HEBER SPRINGS AREA...WITH 16 INCHES. SEVERELY COLD AIR MOVED INTO THE STATE AFTER THE  SNOWSTORM...WITH SINGLE-DIGIT READINGS AT LITTLE ROCK FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE 11TH.

2012-2013
ON THE WHOLE...TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL WERE LARGELY ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...THIS WINTER WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE RECORD SNOWSTORM ON CHRISTMAS DAY. AROUND MID MORNING...RAIN BEGAN...AND MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET DURING MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS RESULTED IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONED TO SLEET AGAIN...THEN SNOW. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY AND SNOWFALL WAS HEAVY...WITH NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.  BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDED...OVER A FOOT OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED FROM NORTH OF HOT SPRINGS TO NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW. NEARLY THE ENTIRE STATE SAW SNOW...AND AT MOST LOCATIONS...THIS ONE STORM MADE DECEMBER THE SNOWIEST ON RECORD.  IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND IN SOME LOCATIONS UNTIL JANUARY 4TH.

Natchitoches, Louisiana Weather Summaries for November 19 & 20, 2013

Natchitoches, Louisiana Weather Summaries for November 19 & 20, 2013:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013:  The morning sky was clear.  The afternoon was clear as well but during the 4:00 PM CST hour, just a few high clouds were observed to the SW sky.  The evening sky was mostly clear though 9:30 PM with a few high passing clouds in front of the moon, making for a beautiful evening at Natchitoches.  No rainfall occurred today. An NE, E and SE wind prevailed today. Here's Natchitoches' official weather data from the National Weather Service:
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST WED NOV 20 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              64    36       40        0.00
BENTON 5E            62    37       39        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         62    38       41        0.00
CALHOUN              63    33       33        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       62    42       43        0.00
HOMER 1N             61    34       38        0.00
MINDEN               63    40       40        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         63    40       42        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      63    39       44        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     64    38       42        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     71    49       49        0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     62    38       38        0.00
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013:The sky was mostly cloudy during the morning hours and mostly clear to clear during the afternoon.  There was amply afternoon sunshine making for a nice afternoon. An easterly wind prevailed today.  No rainfall occurred today at Natchitoches, Louisiana.  Here's the official data for Natchitoches from the National Weather Service:
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1057 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              70    49       50        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         70    49       51        0.00
CALHOUN              71    46       47        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        69    50       50        0.00
FARMERVILLE          68    46       48        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       72    50       50        0.00
HOMER 1N             69    47       48        0.00
MINDEN               71    51       51        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         70    49       50        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      72    50       51        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     73    50       51        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     72    53       59        0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     70    50       51        0.00