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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
116 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             112   08/15/1943
 LOW               52   08/14/2004
                        08/29/1906
HIGHEST            99   08/04        92       7      110  08/03
                        08/03
LOWEST             60   08/22        71     -11       66  08/15
AVG. MAXIMUM     92.1              91.8     0.3     94.7
AVG. MINIMUM     69.8              70.5    -0.7     72.7
MEAN             81.0              81.1    -0.1     83.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     21              20.2     0.8       24
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         8.31   1911
 MINIMUM         0.00   1886
TOTALS          10.70R             2.48    8.22     3.61
DAILY AVG.       0.35              0.08    0.27     0.12
DAYS >= .01        10               6.6     3.4       10
DAYS >= .10         6                                  4
DAYS >= .50         4                                  3
DAYS >= 1.00        3               0.8     2.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    7.88   08/30 TO 08/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    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
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     504               501       3      588
 SINCE 1/1       2026              1758     268     2193

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              5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/330    DATE  08/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/060    DATE  08/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

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

-  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 AUGUST 2012...

.SUMMARY...
AUGUST BEGAN RATHER WARM...BUT BY THE SECOND WEEK TEMPERATURES BEGAN
A DOWNWARD TREND. THE MONTH ENDED UP A LITTLE OVER THREE DEGREES
COOLER THAN JULY.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...

THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW...AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2009.

.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE...
BELOW NORMAL ON 13 DAYS...AT NORMAL ON TWO DAYS...AND ABOVE NORMAL
ON 16 DAYS.

.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...

HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES...0...WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE 2010.

HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES...0...WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE 2009.

LOWS AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...0...WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE
2009.

LOWS BELOW 70 DEGREES...11...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2009.

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

NONE.

.RAINFALL...

IT WAS THE WETTEST AUGUST SINCE 1911...AND THE WETTEST ON RECORD...
LARGELY DUE TO THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ISAAC.

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

DATE    NEW RECORD     OLD RECORD
30TH   3.78 IN 2012   3.38 IN 1978
31ST   4.61 IN 2012   2.25 IN 1974

ON THE 31ST...THE 4.61 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL MARKED THE HIGHEST
CALENDAR DAY RAINFALL TOTAL IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT PINE BLUFF.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.29 INCHES...WHICH FELL ON AUGUST 17TH 1969.

ON THE 30TH...THE 3.78 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL MARKED THE 3RD
HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY RAINFALL TOTAL IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD FROM THE 30TH THROUGH THE 31ST...7.88 INCHES OF
RAIN FELL. THIS WAS THE HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT ON RECORD IN
THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT PINE BLUFF. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 6.25
INCHES...WHICH FELL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD AUGUST 16TH-17TH 1969.

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