Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
668 CXUS54 KLZK 152008 AAB CLMPBF CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 310 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2024 ................................... ...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 100 05/29/1926 LOW 35 05/04/2013 HIGHEST 93 05/27 81 12 91 05/14 05/19 05/15 05/31 LOWEST 54 05/11 61 -7 47 05/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 85.9 81.6 4.3 84.2 AVG. MINIMUM 67.2 61.6 5.6 63.5 MEAN 76.5 71.6 4.9 73.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 8 3.2 4.8 6 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 15.71 1905 MINIMUM 0.33 1886 TOTALS 6.30 4.80 1.50 4.21 DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.15 0.05 0.14 DAYS >= .01 13 11.2 1.8 8 DAYS >= .10 10 6 DAYS >= .50 6 3 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.6 0.4 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.12 05/24 TO 05/25 STORM TOTAL 1.99 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.5 MM MM MM LIQUID 7/1 0.05 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM MM 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 19 -19 6 SINCE 7/1 2250 2831 -581 MM COOLING TOTAL 366 224 142 286 SINCE 1/1 546 316 230 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/10/2000 LATEST 04/25/1910 EARLIEST 11/01 LATEST 03/20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/290 DATE 05/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/320 DATE 05/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 13 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && .MONTHLY AVERAGES... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85.9 (+4.3) WAS THE 13TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2018. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 67.2 (+5.6) WAS THE 1ST HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE RECORD KEEPING BEGAN. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 76.5 (+4.9) WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2018. THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 4 DEGREES TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. .DAILY TEMPERATURES... DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 3 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 28 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 0 DAYS. .DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... RECORD TEMPERATURES DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD 05/07 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 74 IN 2024 74 IN 1961 05/08 WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 76 IN 2024 74 IN 2003 .MONTHLY RAINFALL... THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 6.30 WAS TIED FOR THE 36TH WETTEST ON RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2022. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS +1.50 ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .MONTHLY SNOWFALL... NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED. .DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... WINDS GUSTED TO 55 MPH/320 DEGREES ON MAY 24TH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS - MAY 2024 - PINE BLUFF WARMEST WARMEST WARMEST AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW AVERAGE MONTHLY (MAX TEMP - MEAN) (MIN TEMP - MEAN) (AVG TEMP - MEAN) 85.9 F - 13TH (TIED) 67.2 F - 1ST 76.5 F - 6TH COOLEST COOLEST COOLEST AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW AVERAGE MONTHLY (MAX TEMP - MEAN) (MIN TEMP - MEAN) (AVG TEMP - MEAN) 85.9 F - 127TH (TIED) 67.2 F - 140TH 76.5 F - 135TH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORDS - MAY 2024 - PINE BLUFF WETTEST DRIEST AVERAGE DAILY SNOWIEST (PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) (PRECIPITATION - MEAN) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) 6.30 - 36TH 6.30 - 105TH 0.20 - 37TH 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL-TIME DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS - PINE BLUFF HOTTEST HOTTEST HOTTEST DAILY HIGH DAILY LOW DAILY AVERAGE (MAX TEMP - MAXIMUM) (MIN TEMP - MAXIMUM) (AVG TEMP - MAXIMUM) 93 F - 43TH (TIED) 76 F - 1ST (TIED) 76.5 F - 6TH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL-TIME DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS - PINE BLUFF COLDEST COLDEST COLDEST DAILY HIGH DAILY LOW DAILY AVERAGE (MAX TEMP - MINIMUM) (MIN TEMP - MINIMUM) (AVG TEMP - MINIMUM) 72 F - 111TH (TIED) 54 F - 125TH (TIED) 69.5 F - 136TH (TIED) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL-TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS - PINE BLUFF DAILY RAINFALL 24 HOUR RAINFALL DAILY SNOWIEST (PRECIPITATION - MAXIMUM) (PRECIPITATION - MAXIMUM) (PRECIPITATION - SUM) 1.99 - 43TH 1.99 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $$ 70