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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
0145 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2024

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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            112   08/15/1943
 LOW              -6   01/13/1918
                       01/12/1918
HIGHEST          107   08/26         73      34      101  08/15
                                                          07/26
                                                          07/25
LOWEST            27   01/14         52     -25        5  12/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    77.2               73.2     4.0     75.4
AVG. MINIMUM    56.1               52.9     3.2     53.3
MEAN            66.7               63.0     3.7     64.3
DAYS MAX >= 90   101               74.8    26.2       98
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                3.1    -2.1        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    24               43.5   -19.5       60
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       82.89   1905
 MINIMUM       31.97   2010
TOTALS         48.39              50.81   -2.42    45.19
DAILY AVG.      0.13               0.14   -0.01     0.13
DAYS >= .01      109              110.5    -1.5       97
DAYS >= .10       68               69.3    -1.3       69
DAYS >= .50       34               33.0     1.0       27
DAYS >= 1.00      18               15.6     2.4       16
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.98   01/02 TO 01/03               4.14  05/05 TO 05/05
 STORM TOTAL    2.25                                4.14
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          25.1   1966
 24 HR TOTAL    14.0   03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892
 SNOW DEPTH       18   02/18/2021
TOTALS             T                 MM      MM      4.2
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.20   -0.20     0.40
SINCE 7/1        0.0                 MM      MM       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00                 MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                  -1
DAYS >= TRACE      1                 MM      MM       11
DAYS >= 1.0        0                 MM      MM        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   2  02/04
                                                          02/05
                                                          03/12
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0    MM                           2.2
 STORM TOTAL     0.0                                 2.2
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2012               2833    -821     2679
 SINCE 7/1       868               1139    -271       MM
COOLING TOTAL   2723               2150     573     2573
 SINCE 1/1      2723               2151     572       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/01
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/200    DATE  01/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/330    DATE  01/02

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          211
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             55
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         37


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             75     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               40     RAIN                      57
LIGHT RAIN              119     FREEZING RAIN              3
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                     136     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     39

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

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.YEARLY TEMPERATURES...
THE YEARLY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77.2 (+4.0) WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST
YEAR AND WARMEST SINCE 1943; OR WARMEST YEARLY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
IN 80 YEARS.

THE YEARLY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56.1 (+3.2) WAS THE 2ND HOTTEST
YEAR AND WARMEST SINCE 1998.

THE YEARLY AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 66.7 (+3.7) WAS THE 1ST HOTTEST
YEAR WHICH SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 66.6 SET IN 1928.

THE HIGHEST YEARLY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 107 DEGREES OCCURRED ON AUG 26TH,
WHICH WAS THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE 2011 AND TIED FOR THE 12TH
HOTTEST TEMPERATURE OF ANY YEAR.

THERE WERE 20 DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 17TH MOST DAYS OF ANY YEAR AND THE MOST NUMBER OF DAYS SINCE 2000.

THERE WERE 8 CONSECUTIVE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE OF 100 DEGREES
- AUG 19TH THROUGH AUG 26TH.

THERE WERE 101 DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED
FOR THE 21ST MOST DAYS OF ANY YEAR AND THE MOST SINCE 2010.

THE LOWEST YEARLY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES OCCURRED ON JAN 14TH,
WHICH WAS THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE SINCE RECORD KEEPING BEGAN IN 1884 OR
PUT ANOTHER WAY, THE 1ST HOTTEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ANY YEAR. THE NEW
LOW OF 27 DEGREES SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 24 DEGREES SET IN 2020.

THERE WERE 24 DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WHICH IS THE 3RD
FEWEST DAYS OF ANY YEAR AND THE LEAST SINCE 1998.

THERE WAS 1 DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WHICH IS TIED FOR
THE 21ST FEWEST DAYS OF ANY YEAR AND THE LEAST NUMBER OF DAYS SINCE 2020.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEARLY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 80 DEGREES.

THE FIRST FREEZE OCCURRED ON NOV 1ST AND THE LAST FREEZE OCCURRED ON MAR 20TH.

**FOR RANKING PURPOSES SHOWN ABOVE, A YEAR WAS OMITTED IF IT WAS MISSING MORE
THAN 7 DAYS WORTH OF DATA**


.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE YEAR...
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE WAS MEASURED AT 29.19 INCHES ON MARCH 3RD.

MAXIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE WAS MEASURED AT 30.65 INCHES ON DECEMBER 13TH.

WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH/200 DEGREES, AND GUSTED TO 51 MPH/200 DEGREES
ON JANUARY 2ND.

WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH/320 DEGREES, AND GUSTED TO 51 MPH/330 DEGREES
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM ON JULY 14TH.


.YEARLY RAINFALL...
THE YEARLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 48.39 INCHES WAS THE 55TH DRIEST ON RECORD AND
DRIEST SINCE 2021.


.YEARLY SNOWFALL...
THE YEARLY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF A TRACE WAS TIED FOR THE 3RD LEAST SNOWIEST ON
RECORD AND LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 2019.


(DFN = DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL)

2023 TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AND EXTREMES        PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
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                AVERAGE TEMPERATURES                      TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
MONTH     HIGH    LOW      MONTHLY     DFN        MAX     DATE(S)          MIN     DATE(S)
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JAN       59.2    41.8     50.5        +7.7       77      11               27       14
FEB       63.5    42.8     53.1        +6.6       82      28               28       01
MAR       67.1    48.7     57.9        +3.3       83      23               29       20
APR       73.4    53.3     63.4        +0.3       87      04               42       24
MAY       84.2    63.5     73.8        +2.2       91      31/15/14/9       47       03
JUN       91.0    70.0     80.5        +1.4       98      30/29            66       13
JUL       93.3    74.4     83.9        +2.0      101      30               67       11
AUG       97.1    74.1     85.6        +4.7      107      26               63       31
SEP       92.4    65.9     79.2        +4.5      104      06               56       18
OCT       78.8    56.4     67.6        +3.9       97      01               35       31
NOV       65.5    43.9     54.7        +2.2       85      07               29       27
DEC       61.3    38.2     49.8        +4.8       80      09               29       28/20/19
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ANNUAL    77.2    56.1     66.7        +3.6      107      AUG 26           27       JAN 14


2023 RAINFALL, DEPARTURES, AND EXTREMES            PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
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MONTH        RAINFALL       DFN               MAX/CALENDAR DAY          MAX/24 HOURS
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JAN          9.05           +5.23             2.23/03RD                 3.98/02ND-03RD
FEB          2.47           -1.80             0.70/02ND                 0.82/01ST-02ND
MAR          9.09           +3.80             2.25/01ST                 2.39/01ST-02ND
APR          7.17           +1.82             1.44/05TH                 2.36/05TH-06TH
MAY          4.21           -0.59             1.59/11TH                 2.91/11TH-12TH
JUN          3.59           +0.32             1.23/14TH                 1.23/14TH
JUL          1.70           -1.99             0.37/03RD                 0.64/14TH-15TH
AUG          1.37           -2.01             0.55/06TH                 0.68/07TH-08TH
SEP          0.49           -2.60             0.26/24TH                 0.26/24TH
OCT          4.28           -0.30             2.12/04TH                 2.63/04TH-05TH
NOV          3.89           -0.08             1.66/09TH-10TH            1.58/09TH
DEC          1.08           -4.22             0.44/24TH                 1.28/30TH-01ST
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ANNUAL       48.39          +2.42             2.25  MAR 01              3.98  JAN 02-03


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MISCELLANEOUS DATA (FIRST/LAST DATES, ETC.)
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DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING........................24
DAYS WITH MINIMUMS AT OR BELOW ZERO............................00
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR BELOW FREEZING........................01
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES......................101
DAYS WITH MAXIMUMS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES.....................20
LAST FREEZE....................................................MARCH 20TH
FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY............................................FEBRUARY 21ST
FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY............................................MAY 09TH
FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY...........................................JULY 29TH
LAST 100-DEGREE DAY............................................SEPTEMBER 6TH
LAST 90-DEGREE DAY.............................................OCTOBER 3RD
LAST 80-DEGREE DAY.............................................DECEMBER 9TH
FIRST FREEZE...................................................NOVEMBER 1ST


RECORD HIGHS
DATE    RECORD TYPE                      NEW RECORD              OLD RECORD
08/21   HIGH TEMPERATURE                 104 IN 2023             104 IN 1899
08/22   HIGH TEMPERATURE                 104 IN 2023             104 IN 1943, 1926
08/25   HIGH TEMPERATURE                 106 IN 2023             105 IN 1943
10/01   HIGH TEMPERATURE                  97 IN 2023              96 IN 1928
12/09   HIGH TEMPERATURE                  80 IN 2023              77 IN 2007


RECORD LOWS
DATE    RECORD TYPE                       NEW RECORD             OLD RECORD
01/02   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           64 IN 2023             62 IN 2005
03/01   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           61 IN 2023             61 IN 1976
03/23   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           67 IN 2023             67 IN 1935
04/04   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           70 IN 2023             68 IN 1888
06/29   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           79 IN 2023             79 IN 1936
07/01   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           79 IN 2023             79 IN 1946
07/18   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           80 IN 2023             80 IN 2000
07/19   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           82 IN 2023             82 IN 1884
08/14   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           80 IN 2023             79 IN 1930
08/25   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           78 IN 2023             77 IN 2021, 1963, 1922
11/08   WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE           67 IN 2023             65 IN 1966, 1945


RECORD RAINFALL
DATE                NEW RECORD                OLD RECORD
03/01               2.25 IN 2023              1.95 IN 1997


RECORD SNOWFALL
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN IN 2023.

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