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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1005 AM CDT SAT JUN 6 2020

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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   05/29/1926
 LOW               11   03/09/1932
HIGHEST            89   05/25        73      16       90  05/26
                        05/24                             05/24
                                                          05/25
LOWEST             32   03/07        52     -20       22  03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.5              73.6    -1.1     72.4
AVG. MINIMUM     53.3              52.3     1.0     52.3
MEAN             62.9              63.0    -0.1     62.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               3.2    -3.2        3
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               2.8    -1.8        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        34.46   1905
 MINIMUM         4.79   1925
TOTALS          16.39             15.38    1.01    19.60
DAILY AVG.       0.18              0.17    0.01     0.22
DAYS >= .01        46              31.0    15.0       32
DAYS >= .10        29                                 23
DAYS >= .50         9                                 14
DAYS >= 1.00        4               5.0    -1.0        9
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.17   04/12 TO 04/12
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           14.0   1892
 24 HR TOTAL     14.0   03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892
 SNOW DEPTH        14   03/17/1892
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1           T               3.1    -3.1      1.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.30      MM     0.10
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     410               493     -83      534
 SINCE 7/1       2713              2881    -168     2873
COOLING TOTAL     243               304     -61      310
 SINCE 1/1        244               307     -63      316

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/12
LATEST                          03/16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/020    DATE  03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/010    DATE  05/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           46
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             29
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...Pine Bluff Supplemental Climate Summary for Spring 2020...

.Summary

Pine Bluff, AR Spring 2020 Stats
Month                   March          April            May               Season
Temperature
Highest          88 on the 26th   84 on the 8th   89 on the 24th          89 05/25
Highs AOA 90:                0               0                0                 0
First 90:                                                                       03/26
Lowest             32 on the 7th   34 on the 15th    46 on the 10th          32 03/07
Lows AOB 32:                 1               0                0                 1
Last Freeze:                                                                     03/07
Rainfall:
Highest 24-hour   1.62 12th-13th        3.17 12th     1.46 7th-8th        3.17 04/12
Measurable RainDays          20               13               13                46
Total                     5.26           6.40            4.73            16.39

Spring 2020 was slightly below average in terms of temperatures. Though lows were a
degree above average, highs were cooler by a little over that much, which made the
season, on the whole, just slightly cooler.

Rainfall was above average for the eighth Spring in a row, though not as abundant as
last year.

.Seasonal Temperatures
The average high temperature was the warmest since 2018
The average low temperature was the warmest since 2017
The average seasonal temperature was the warmest since 2018

.Daily Temperatures During the Season
Days with lows AOB 32: 1 (fewest since 2017)
Days with highs AOA 90: 0 (fewest since 2017)

.Seasonal Rainfall...
This was the eighth consecutive Spring with rainfall above the 30-year average.
However, it was the driest Spring since 2018.


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