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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
935 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2012

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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2012 TO 11/30/2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             110   09/06/1925
                        09/05/1925
 LOW               14   11/29/1976
                        11/19/1903
HIGHEST            97   09/06        75      22       98  09/13
                        09/05                             09/01
LOWEST             28   11/29        53     -25       30  11/18
                        11/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.4              74.8    -1.4     75.8
AVG. MINIMUM     51.1              52.3    -1.2     50.7
MEAN             62.3              63.6    -1.3     63.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      7               9.1    -2.1        9
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      7               3.6     3.4        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        26.25   1984
 MINIMUM         3.81   1995
TOTALS          10.01             12.52   -2.51    10.01
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.14   -0.03     0.11
DAYS >= .01        26              24.7     1.3       21
DAYS >= .10        16                                 14
DAYS >= .50         6                                  8
DAYS >= 1.00        2               4.0    -2.0        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.53   08/31 TO 09/01

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            5.0   1929
 24 HR TOTAL      5.0   11/22/1929 TO 11/22/1929
 SNOW DEPTH         5   11/22/1929
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00                 T    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     584               504      80      455
 SINCE 7/1        584               504      80      455
COOLING TOTAL     357               372     -15      310
 SINCE 1/1       2383              2131     252     2503

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              5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/310    DATE  09/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/280    DATE  09/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           63
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               13     RAIN                      19
LIGHT RAIN               26     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      51     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     14

-  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 FALL 2012...

.SUMMARY...
THE SEASON STARTED OFF RATHER WARM WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
90S DURING MUCH OF THE FIRST WEEK. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES QUICKLY
COOLED DOWN CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES...AND REMAINED THAT WAY FOR
MUCH OF SEPTEMBER. A MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLDOWN HAPPENED TOWARD THE
END OF THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER...WHEN DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AS
MUCH AS 15-20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.

ANOTHER BRIEF...SIGNIFICANT WARM PERIOD WAS IN EARLY NOVEMBER...
WHEN TEMPERATURES REACHED 80 DEGREES. HOWEVER...THIS WAS
SHORT-LIVED...AND BY MID-MONTH...THE FIRST FREEZE HAD OCCURRED.

.SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2009. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2010. THE AVERAGE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2008.

THE LAST 90-DEGREE DAY WAS ON SEPTEMBER 7TH...WHICH IS NEARLY A
MONTH BEFORE THE AVERAGE LAST 90-DEGREE DAY OF OCTOBER 2ND. THIS WAS
THE EARLIEST LAST 90-DEGREE DAY SINCE 1974.

THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON CAME ON NOVEMBER 13TH...WHICH IS
THREE DAYS LATER THAN THE AVERAGE FIRST FREEZE DATE. IT WAS ALSO THE
EARLIEST FIRST FREEZE SINCE 2010.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES...
AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES...7 (FEWEST SINCE 2009)
AT OR BELOW FREEZING...7 (MOST SINCE 2000)

.RAINFALL...
ODDLY ENOUGH...THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF RAIN FELL DURING THIS FALL
SEASON AS LAST FALL. THIS IS THE SECOND FALL IN A ROW WITH 10.01
INCHES OF RAIN. RECORDS FOR THE FALL SEASON AT PINE BLUFF (SEPTEMBER
1ST-NOVEMBER 30TH) ARE COMPLETE FROM 1889...AND IN THAT AMOUNT OF
TIME...THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH OCCURRENCE OF CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
HAVING THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.

.SNOWFALL...
NO SNOW FELL DURING THE FALL SEASON.

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