NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Aug 2019)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2019

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            97   08/21        92       5       95  08/07
                        08/19
                        08/13
LOWEST             63   08/29        71      -8       63  08/03
                                                          08/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     91.8              91.8     0.0     89.5
AVG. MINIMUM     71.2              70.5     0.7     69.9
MEAN             81.5              81.1     0.4     79.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     22              20.2     1.8       19
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        10.70   2012
 MINIMUM         0.00   1886
TOTALS           4.54              2.48    2.06     7.13
DAILY AVG.       0.15              0.08    0.07     0.23
DAYS >= .01         6               6.6    -0.6        9
DAYS >= .10         4                                  8
DAYS >= .50         2                                  7
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.13   08/23 TO 08/23

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     520               501      19      464
 SINCE 1/1       1695              1758     -63     1934

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              4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/010    DATE  08/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/020    DATE  08/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

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

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...Data for Pine Bluff for August 2019...

.Summary...
August at Pine Bluff was warmer than average, but not by much
(nearly half a degree). It was the warmest August in three years.

For the fourth year in a row, there was no 100-degree temperature
recorded.

While rainfall was not deficient, this was still the driest August
in four years.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the coolest since 2017. The average
low and monthly temperatures were, however, the warmest since 2016.

.Daily Temperatures...
Daily temperatures were above average on 17 days, below average on
ten days, and average on four days.

.Daily Record Temperatures Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the driest August since 2015, but still above average in
terms of rainfall.

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
Date    New Record     Previous Record
23rd   3.13 in 2019      1.35 in 1961

On the 23rd, the 3.13 inches of rain that fell marked the 7th
wettest calendar day on record in the month of August.

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.