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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              84   12/07/1939
 LOW               -2   12/24/1963
HIGHEST            76   12/09        54      22       71  12/01
LOWEST             25   12/18        34      -9       24  12/11
                        12/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.6              53.3     3.3     54.1
AVG. MINIMUM     37.3              34.9     2.4     38.3
MEAN             46.9              44.1     2.8     46.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               1.1    -1.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9              12.4    -3.4        9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.02   1982
 MINIMUM         0.57   1896
TOTALS           2.29              5.44   -3.15     7.32
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.18   -0.11     0.24
DAYS >= .01         7               8.9    -1.9       12
DAYS >= .10         5                                 11
DAYS >= .50         2                                  7
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.6    -1.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.77   12/16 TO 12/16

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           12.2   1963
 24 HR TOTAL     12.0   12/22/1963 TO 12/22/1963
 SNOW DEPTH        12   12/23/1963
TOTALS              T               0.2    -0.2        T
 LIQUID EQUIV       T              0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1           T               0.2    -0.2      1.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.00      MM     0.10
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       1               0.1     0.9        2
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   12/10 TO 12/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     555               649     -94      574
 SINCE 7/1       1213              1153      60     1209
COOLING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 1/1       2291              2132     159     2431

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              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/290    DATE  12/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/290    DATE  12/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

-  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 December 2019...

.Summary...
The month of December at Pine Bluff was above average in terms of
high and low temperatures. Cooler periods were scattered through
the month, but mostly occurred in the first three weeks. The most
prolonged period of warmth occurred in the last ten days, when
daily readings were running 10 to 20 degrees or more above average.

December managed to be the driest month since June of 2018, and
was the driest month of 2019. It was the driest December in five years.

For the third consecutive December, snow fell but was not measurable.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the warmest since 2015. The average
low temperature was the coolest since 2017. The average monthly
temperature was the warmest since 2017.

.Daily Temperatures...
Temperatures were above average on 15 days, below average on 13 days,
and average on three days. There were nine days with lows at or below
freezing...which was exactly the same as last December.

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

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the driest December since 2014.

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.

.Monthly Snowfall...
Snow fell for the third December in a row, but it was not measurable.

.Daily Snowfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.