Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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000 CXUS54 KLZK 050126 CLSPBF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 726 PM CST THU MAR 04 2021 ................................... ...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2021 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 75 12/10 53 22 76 02/02 02/28 12/09 LOWEST 0 02/16 34 -34 25 02/22 12/18 12/11 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.0 53.6 -3.6 55.7 AVG. MINIMUM 32.3 34.7 -2.4 37.8 MEAN 41.2 44.1 -2.9 46.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 3.3 5.7 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 41 36.8 4.2 25 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.0 1.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 30.21 1939 MINIMUM 4.17 1936 TOTALS 16.01 13.26 2.75 15.81 DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.15 0.03 0.17 DAYS >= .01 34 28.1 5.9 37 DAYS >= .10 24 22 DAYS >= .50 12 9 DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.2 0.8 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.36 12/30 TO 12/31 STORM TOTAL 2.07 (MM/DD(HH)) 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 18.5 3.1 15.4 T LIQUID EQUIV 1.90 0.20 1.70 T SINCE 7/1 18.5 3.1 15.4 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.85 0.30 1.55 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= TRACE 10 0.9 9.1 3 DAYS >= 1.0 3 0.8 2.2 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 18R 02/18 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 12.5R 02/17 TO 02/17 T 02/06 TO 02/06 01/22 TO 01/22 12/10 TO 12/10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2108 1883 225 1645 SINCE 7/1 2589 2386 203 2303 COOLING TOTAL 0 4 -4 1 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 1 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/10/2000 LATEST 04/25/1910 EARLIEST 11/30 LATEST 03/07 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/320 DATE 12/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/330 DATE 12/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 39 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 21 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 29 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 14 RAIN 21 LIGHT RAIN 34 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SLEET 1 FOG 47 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 11 HAZE 14 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR WINTER 2020-2021... .SUMMARY... THE WINTER STARTED OUT AND CONTINUED WARMER THAN AVERAGE UNTIL FEBRUARY. FOR THE SEASON AS A WHOLE, THE AVERAGES ALL ENDED UP BEING CLOSE TO THREE DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR MEAN, ALL DUE TO FEBRUARY BEING SO COLD. THIS MADE IT THE COLDEST WINTER IN SIX YEARS. THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW, AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURE WERE ALL THE COLDEST SINCE 2014-2015. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE 9TH COLDEST ON RECORD. THERE WERE NINE DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN WINTER SINCE 2000-2001 AND MOST RECENTLY TIED 1989-1990 FOR THE 5TH HIGHEST NUMBER ON RECORD FOR THE SEASON. RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH DECEMBER BEING THE WETTEST MONTH, AND JANUARY BEING THE DRIEST MONTH. IT WAS THE WETTEST WINTER IN THREE YEARS. FOR THE FIRST WINTER IN THREE YEARS, MEASURABLE SNOW FELL, AND IT WAS EXCESSIVE. THIS WINTER WAS THE SNOWIEST SINCE 1965-1966, AND THE 2ND SNOWIEST ON RECORD. $$ 57