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CXUS54 KLZK 011521
CLMPBF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
915 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 10/09/1928
LOW 25 10/30/1917
HIGHEST 88 10/08 76 12 85 10/14
10/11
10/06
LOWEST 38 10/18 52 -14 34 10/29
10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.4 75.8 -7.4 73.9
AVG. MINIMUM 51.5 52.0 -0.5 49.5
MEAN 59.9 63.9 -4.0 61.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.05 1984
MINIMUM 0.00 1924
TOTALS 14.34R 4.49 9.85 6.55
DAILY AVG. 0.46 0.14 0.32 0.21
DAYS >= .01 14 7.0 7.0 6
DAYS >= .10 11 4
DAYS >= .50 8 2
DAYS >= 1.00 6 2.0 4.0 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.39 10/13 TO 10/14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 173 119 54 150
SINCE 7/1 174 126 48 153
COOLING TOTAL 22 72 -50 55
SINCE 1/1 1933 2043 -110 2047
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 6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/190 DATE 10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/MM DATE 10/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR OCTOBER 2009...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 59.9 DEGREES. IT WAS THE
COOLEST OCTOBER SINCE 1976...AND THE 6TH COOLEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 68.35 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
THE COOLEST SINCE 1906...AND THE COOLEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 51.45 DEGREES.
TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OCCURRED...
ON THE 4TH...THE HIGH OF 64 BROKE THE PREVIOUS LOWEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 65...WHICH WAS SET IN 1902...AND TIED IN 1929
AND 1945.
ON THE 10TH...THE HIGH OF 54 BROKE THE PREVIOUS LOWEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 58...WHICH WAS SET IN 1990.
THERE WERE FIVE DAYS WITH A DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL...
ONE DAY WITH A NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...AND 25 DAYS WITH A
BELOW NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE.
14.34 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS THE WETTEST
OCTOBER SINCE 1984...AND THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. IT WAS THE
WETTEST MONTH SINCE DECEMBER 1982...AND THE 8TH WETTEST MONTH ON
RECORD.
RAINFALL RECORDS DURING THE MONTH OCCURRED...
ON THE 4TH...2.13 INCHES OF RAIN BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY RAINFALL
RECORD OF 2.09 INCHES...SET BACK IN 1891.
OTHER INFORMATION...
ON THE 9TH...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PASSED OVER THE PINE BLUFF
AIRPORT. THIS STORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH...WHICH WAS THE
8TH HIGHEST MAGNITUDE WIND GUST ON RECORD...AND THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST SINCE MAY 11TH 2003. WIND RECORDS BEGAN AT PINE BLUFF ON
OCTOBER 1ST 1948.
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