Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
416 CXUS54 KLZK 021223 CLAPBF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 605 AM CST THU JAN 2 2020 ................................... ...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019... 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 112 08/15/1943 LOW -6 01/13/1918 01/12/1918 HIGHEST 99 09/18 73 26 98 07/26 07/01 LOWEST 19 11/13 52 -33 5 01/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 73.1 73.3 -0.2 72.9 AVG. MINIMUM 53.1 52.5 0.6 53.4 MEAN 63.1 62.9 0.2 63.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 86 69.3 16.7 91 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.3 -1.3 6 DAYS MIN <= 32 42 43.2 -1.2 53 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 82.89 1905 MINIMUM 31.97 2010 TOTALS 63.40 51.15 12.25 76.83 DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.14 0.04 0.21 DAYS >= .01 105 108.7 -3.7 134 DAYS >= .10 73 70.9 2.1 92 DAYS >= .50 41 32.9 8.1 54 DAYS >= 1.00 22 16.0 6.0 29 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.12 07/15 TO 07/16 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 25.1 1966 24 HR TOTAL 14.0 03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892 SNOW DEPTH 14 03/17/1892 TOTALS T 3.1 -3.1 5.1 LIQUID EQUIV T 0.20 -0.20 0.51 SINCE 7/1 T 0.2 -0.2 1.0 LIQUID 7/1 MM 0.00 MM 0.10 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 6 0.9 5.1 10 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.8 -0.8 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 4 01/16 24 HR TOTAL T 12/10 TO 12/10 01/15 TO 01/16 11/11 TO 11/11 02/19 TO 02/19 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2877 2881 -4 2987 SINCE 7/1 1213 1153 60 MM COOLING TOTAL 2291 2131 160 2431 SINCE 1/1 2291 2132 159 2431 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/10/2000 LATEST 04/25/1910 EARLIEST 11/12 LATEST 03/16 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/160 DATE 09/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/330 DATE 05/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 228 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 75 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 60 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...A REVIEW OF 2019 WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA FOR PINE BLUFF... SUMMARY ====================================================================== IN TERMS OF ANNUAL TEMPERATURE, 2019 AT PINE BLUFF WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS 2018...JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE IN TERMS OF HIGHS AND LOWS. THERE WAS AN 80-DEGREE TEMPERATURE RANGE DURING THE YEAR, WITH THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE REACHING 99 DEGREES (SEPTEMBER 18TH), AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 19 DEGREES (NOVEMBER 13TH). RAINFALL WAS FREQUENT DURING THE YEAR, AND SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AS EXCESSIVE AS 2018, AND WAS ACTUALLY THE DRIEST YEAR IN TWO YEARS. THERE WERE 105 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL (THAT IS RAINFALL OF 0.01 OF AN INCH OR MORE), WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE 2017. RAINFALL WAS DEFICIENT IN MARCH, SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER, AND EXCESS ALL OTHER MONTHS. THE DRIEST MONTH WAS DECEMBER, AND THE WETTEST MONTH WAS JULY (WHICH TENDS TO BE ONE OF THE DRIEST MONTHS). SNOW FELL IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER, BUT WAS NOT MEASURABLE. 2019 WAS THE FIRST YEAR AT PINE BLUFF WITHOUT MEASURABLE SNOWFALL SINCE 2009, AND ONLY THE 7TH IN THE LAST 30 YEARS WITH NO MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. BELOW ARE AVERAGES AND EXTREMES OBSERVED DURING THE YEAR. REMEMBER...MOST OF THE DATA BELOW IS PRELIMINARY UNTIL CERTIFIED CORRECT BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. TEMPERATURES ============================================================================== ----------| AVERAGE TEMPERATURES |--------EXTREMES AND DATES------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTH | HIGH LOW AVERAGE DFN | HIGHEST/DATE(S) | LOWEST/DATE(S) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JANUARY | 51.9 35.2 43.5 +1.2 | 68/8TH, 6TH | 23/31ST | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEBRUARY | 57.2 39.2 48.2 +2.7 | 76/4TH | 23/8TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH | 61.5 41.1 51.3 +2.7 | 76/28TH | 22/4TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APRIL | 73.1 52.7 62.9 -5.2 | 86/10TH | 33/2ND | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAY | 82.6 63.1 72.8 +5.5 | 90/26TH, 25TH | 53/13TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUNE | 87.3 67.8 77.5 +2.0 | 93/23RD, 22ND | 56/14TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JULY | 89.1 71.3 80.2 +0.2 | 96/10TH | 62/26TH, 25TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUGUST | 91.8 71.2 81.5 -1.4 | 97/21ST, 19TH | 63/29TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEPTEMBER | 93.1 69.6 81.4 +2.0 | 99/18TH | 65/27TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OCTOBER | 73.6 51.9 62.7 +1.8 | 95/2ND | 34/31ST | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVEMBER | 59.4 37.0 48.2 -4.9 | 73/6TH | 19/13TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECEMBER | 56.6 37.3 46.9 +2.1 | 76/9TH | 25/18TH, 11TH | ============================================================================== = YEAR | 73.10 53.12 63.1 +0.2 | 99 SEP. 18TH | 19 NOV. 13TH = ============================================================================== DFN - DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL, OR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (1981-2010) PRECIPITATION =================================================================== MONTHLY RAINFALL DATA | HIGHEST TOTALS | --------------------------|---------------------------------------- MONTH | TOTAL | DFN | CALENDAR DAY | 24-HOUR PERIOD | ------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY | 4.18 | +0.42 | 1.27/23RD | 1.11/22ND | ------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBRUARY | 6.77 | +2.71 | 1.60/22ND | 4.65/21ST-22ND | ------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH | 4.62 | -0.78 | 1.51/13TH | 1.49/28TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- APRIL | 8.92 | +3.99 | 2.97/13TH | 3.87/13TH-14TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY | 5.48 | +0.43 | 1.31/18TH | 1.79/20TH-21ST | ------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNE | 3.93 | +0.35 | 2.07/23RD | 1.43/13TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- JULY | 10.91 | +6.98 | 4.09/16TH | 1.31/28TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- AUGUST | 4.54 | +2.06 | 3.13/23RD | 3.41/19TH-20TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER | 2.50 | -0.19 | 1.08/9TH | 3.38/21ST-22ND | ------------------------------------------------------------------- OCTOBER | 5.75 | +0.75 | 1.29/30TH | 1.20/9TH-10TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVEMBER | 3.51 | -1.32 | 0.98/26TH | 1.42/12TH | ------------------------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER | 2.29 | -3.15 | 0.77/16TH | 1.51/26TH-27TH | =================================================================== =YEARLY | 63.40 |+12.25 | 4.09 JUL. 16TH| 4.12 JUL. 15-16 = =================================================================== ============================================================================ MONTHLY SNOWFALL DATA | | (SNOW, SLEET, AND HAIL) | HIGHEST TOTALS | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH | TOTAL | DFN | AVG. DEPTH | CALENDAR DAY | 24-HOUR PERIOD | -------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------ JANUARY | T | -2.3 | 0.0 | T/19TH | T/19TH | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBRUARY | T | -0.6 | 0.0 |T/19TH, 10TH, |T/19TH, 10TH, 9TH | | | | | 9TH | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- APRIL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCTOBER | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVEMBER | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | T/11TH | T/11TH | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER | T | -0.2 | 0.0 | T/10TH | T/10TH | ============================================================================ =YEARLY | T | -3.1 | 0.0 |T DEC. 10TH, NOV. 11TH, FEB. 19TH = = | | | | FEB. 10TH, FEB. 9TH, JAN. 19TH = ============================================================================ SUMMARY BY MONTH ========================================================================== MONTHLY AVERAGES | | | | | TEMPERATURES & | WARMEST | COOLEST | MOST | LEAST | MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION | SINCE | SINCE | SINCE | SINCE | RANK ON RECORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | 2017 | | | | AVERAGE LOW | 2017 | | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | 2017 | | | | RAINFALL | | | 2013 | | SNOWFALL | | | | 2015 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBRUARY | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2015 | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2016 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2015 | | | RAINFALL | | | | 2017 | SNOWFALL | | | 2015 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2015 | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2014 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2014 | | | RAINFALL | | | | 2017 | SNOWFALL | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- APRIL | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | 2017 | | | | AVERAGE LOW | 2017 | | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | 2017 | | | | RAINFALL | | | 2011 | | SNOWFALL | | | | 2017 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2017 | | | RAINFALL | | | 2017 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNE | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2017 | | | RAINFALL | | | 2017 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JULY | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2014 | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2014 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2014 | | | RAINFALL | | | 1936 | | 2ND WETTEST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUGUST | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE LOW | 2016 | | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | 2016 | | | | RAINFALL | | | | 2015 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | 1939 | | | | 7TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW | 1998 | | | | 6TH WARMEST AVERAGE MONTHLY | 1933 | | | | 5TH WARMEST (TIED 1933) RAINFALL | | | | 2017 | 2ND WETTEST -------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCTOBER | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | | 2012 | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2012 | | | RAINFALL | | | 2014 | | SNOWFALL | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVEMBER | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | 2017 | | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 1979 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2018 | | | 7TH COLDEST (TIED 2018) RAINFALL | | | | 2017 | SNOWFALL | | | | 2017 | 6TH SNOWIEST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | 2015 | | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2017 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | 2017 | | | | RAINFALL | | | | 2014 | SNOWFALL | | | 2018 | | ============================================================================ YEARLY | | | | | AVERAGE HIGH | 2017 | | | | AVERAGE LOW | | 2014 | | | AVERAGE MONTHLY | | 2018 | | | RAINFALL | | | | 2017 | SNOWFALL | | | | 2009 | ============================================================================ FIRST AND LAST DATES DATES NOTES ========================================================== LAST FREEZE | MARCH 7TH | EARLIEST SINCE 2015 FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY | APRIL 9TH | LATEST SINCE 2013 FIRST 90-DEGREE DAY | MAY 24TH | LATEST SINCE 2017 LAST 90-DEGREE DAY | OCTOBER 6TH | EARLIEST SINCE 2014 LAST 80-DEGREE DAY | OCTOBER 10TH | EARLIEST SINCE 2009 FIRST FREEZE | NOVEMBER 1ST | EARLIEST SINCE 2017 ========================================================== NUMBER OF DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES NOTES ========================================================== AT OR BELOW FREEZING (MINIMUMS)| 42 | LEAST SINCE 2017 AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES | 86 | LEAST SINCE 2017 AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES | 0 | FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW ========================================================== DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR ============================================================================ DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD ============================================================================ FEB. 6TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 65 IN 2019 60 IN 1938 JUL. 15TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 80 IN 2019 80 IN 1989 JUL. 28TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 80 IN 2019 80 IN 2018, 1977 NOV. 12TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 31 IN 2019 41 IN 1907 LOW TEMPERATURE 21 IN 2019 21 IN 1950 NOV. 13TH LOW TEMPERATURE 19 IN 2019 19 IN 1907 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HONORABLE MENTION... MAR. 4TH - THE HIGH OF 31 DEGREES MOST RECENTLY TIED MARCH 3, 2014 FOR THE 3RD COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. OCT. 31ST - THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 48 DEGREES MOST RECENTLY TIED OCTOBER 21, 1913 FOR THE 7TH COLDEST HIGH ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH. THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 41.0 THAT DAY ENDED UP BEING 6TH COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH. NOV. 12TH - THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 31 MOST RECENTLY TIED NOVEMBER 13, 1986 FOR THE 2ND COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH. THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 26.0 MARKED THE 2ND COLDEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH. DAILY RECORD RAINFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR ==================================================== DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD ==================================================== JUL. 8TH 3.46 IN 2019 1.35 IN 1927 JUL. 14TH 2.50 IN 2019 2.05 IN 1948 JUL. 16TH 4.09 IN 2019 1.25 IN 1924 AUG. 23RD 3.13 IN 2019 1.35 IN 1961 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HONORABLE MENTION... JUL. 8TH - THE 3.46 INCHES OF RAINFALL MARKED THE 8TH HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JULY AT PINE BLUFF. JUL. 16TH - THE 4.09 INCHES OF RAINFALL MARKED THE 4TH HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JULY. AUG. 23RD - THE 3.13 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL MARKED THE 7TH WETTEST CALENDAR DAY ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR ==================================================== DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD ==================================================== NOV. 11TH TRACE IN 2019 TRACE IN 2018 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HONORABLE MENTION... NONE. MONTHLY RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE YEAR ================================================================================== MONTH RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD/DATE PREVIOUS RECORD/DATE ================================================================================== NONE. OTHER RECORDS BROKEN DURING THE YEAR/MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA ============================================================================= MAY 18TH - A 52 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED DURING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG THUNDERSTORM. $$ 57