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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
813 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2013

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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              83   01/11/1928
 LOW               -6   01/13/1918
                        01/12/1918
HIGHEST            74   01/12        50      24       74  01/20
                                                          01/17
LOWEST             26   01/03        32      -6       24  01/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     53.5              51.7     1.8     58.2
AVG. MINIMUM     37.0              32.9     4.1     36.8
MEAN             45.2              42.3     2.9     47.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               1.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     13              15.3    -2.3       13
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.50   1937
 MINIMUM         0.19   2003
TOTALS           6.93              3.76    3.17     2.66
DAILY AVG.       0.22              0.12    0.10     0.09
DAYS >= .01        12               9.8     2.2       11
DAYS >= .10         6                                  6
DAYS >= .50         4                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.1     1.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.02   01/12 TO 01/13
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           20.5   1966
 24 HR TOTAL     12.0   01/28/1966 TO 01/28/1966
 SNOW DEPTH        12   01/28/1966
TOTALS            0.1               2.3    -2.2      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.01              0.10   -0.09     0.00
SINCE 7/1         2.1               2.5    -0.4      0.5
 LIQUID 7/1      0.21              0.20    0.01     0.05
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       1               0.3     0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.1   01/15 TO 01/15

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     610               705     -95      536
 SINCE 7/1       1674              1858    -184     1587
COOLING TOTAL       5                 1       4        0
 SINCE 1/1          5                 0       5        0

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              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/110    DATE  01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/110    DATE  01/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      4

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

&&

...DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR JANUARY 2013...

.SUMMARY...
THERE WERE SEVERAL PERIODS OF WARM AND COLD WEATHER DURING THE
MONTH. IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES...THE MONTH WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL...
BUT WAS STILL COLDEST SINCE 2011. DURING THE COLDEST PERIOD OF THE
MONTH...THE 14TH-16TH...SOME LIGHT SNOW FELL...BUT ONLY AMOUNTED TO
0.1 INCHES. THE SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH SAW A GENERALLY WET
PERIOD...WHEN OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE
14TH. DURING THE WARMEST PERIODS...AROUND THE 11TH-13TH...AND
28TH-29TH...TEMPERATURES WERE AS HIGH AS 20-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
RAINFALL DURING THE MONTH WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND MADE FOR THE
WETTEST JANUARY IN 14 YEARS.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW...AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2011.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
ABOVE NORMAL ON 16 DAYS...AT NORMAL ONE DAY...AND BELOW NORMAL ON 14
DAYS.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 DEGREES...3...WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE
2011.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 40 DEGREES...4...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
2011.
LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...13...WHICH WAS THE SAME AS
2012.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...ONE...WHICH WAS THE MOST
SINCE 2011.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

NONE.

.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST JANUARY SINCE 1999.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

NONE.

.SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE FIRST JANUARY SINCE 2011 WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...

NONE.

.ADDITIONAL RECORDS/DATA...

NONE.

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