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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
819 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2020

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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   02/27/1918
 LOW               -6   01/13/1918
                        01/12/1918
HIGHEST            76   02/02        53      23       76  02/04
                        12/09
LOWEST             25   02/22        34      -9       23  02/08
                        12/18                             01/31
                        12/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.7              53.6     2.1     54.4
AVG. MINIMUM     37.8              34.7     3.1     37.6
MEAN             46.8              44.1     2.7     46.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               3.3    -3.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              36.8   -11.8       26
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        30.21   1939
 MINIMUM         4.17   1936
TOTALS          15.81             13.26    2.55    18.27
DAILY AVG.       0.17              0.15    0.02     0.20
DAYS >= .01        37              28.1     8.9       36
DAYS >= .10        22                                 26
DAYS >= .50         9                                 15
DAYS >= 1.00        3               4.2    -1.2        6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.71   02/10 TO 02/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.1   1966
 24 HR TOTAL     12.0   01/28/1966 TO 01/28/1966
                        12/22/1963 TO 12/22/1963
 SNOW DEPTH        12   01/28/1966
                        12/23/1963
TOTALS              T               3.1    -3.1        T
 LIQUID EQUIV       T              0.20   -0.20        T
SINCE 7/1           T               3.1    -3.1      1.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.30      MM     0.10
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       3               0.9     2.1        6
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   02/06 TO 02/06
                        01/22 TO 01/22
                        12/10 TO 12/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1645              1883    -238     1704
 SINCE 7/1       2303              2403    -100     2339
COOLING TOTAL       1                 4      -3        6
 SINCE 1/1          1                 3      -2        6

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/12
LATEST                          03/16
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/030    DATE  01/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/270    DATE  02/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           37
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         34

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

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

&&

...Data for Pine Bluff for the Winter Season 2019-2020...

.Summary...
Going by the averages, winter was warm...a little over two and
a half degrees above the 30-year mean. For the third winter in a
row, rainfall was above average...though not quite as significantly
as last year and 2018. Snow lovers continued to be disappointed,
as this was the second winter in a row with no measurable snowfall.

.Seasonal Temperatures...
The average high, low, and seasonal temperatures were the warmest
since 2016-2017.

There were 25 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the fewest since the winter of 2016-2017.

.Seasonal Precipitation...
Though above the 30-year average, this was the driest Winter since
2016-2017.

There were 37 days with measurable rainfall, which was significantly
above the 27-day average, and the most for winter since 1956-
1957.

.Seasonal Snowfall...
This was the second year in a row with no measurable snowfall during
the winter.

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