NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Feb 2020)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2020...

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              93   02/27/1918
 LOW               -5   02/12/1899
HIGHEST            76   02/02        56      20       76  02/04
LOWEST             25   02/22        36     -11       23  02/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.2              55.9     0.3     57.2
AVG. MINIMUM     38.0              36.4     1.6     39.2
MEAN             47.1              46.1     1.0     48.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.8    -0.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      8               9.0    -1.0        6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        16.69   1939
 MINIMUM         0.64   1999
TOTALS           7.33              4.06    3.27     6.77
DAILY AVG.       0.25                MM      MM     0.24
DAYS >= .01        13               9.4     3.6       15
DAYS >= .10         7                                  8
DAYS >= .50         4                                  5
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.5     0.5        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.71   02/10 TO 02/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            9.2   1960
 24 HR TOTAL      7.2   02/24/1960 TO 02/24/1960
 SNOW DEPTH         5   02/26/2015
                        02/10/1980
TOTALS              T               0.6    -0.6        T
 LIQUID EQUIV       T              0.00    0.00       MM
SINCE 7/1           T               3.1    -3.1      1.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.30      MM     0.10
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       1               0.5     0.5        3
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   02/06 TO 02/06

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     514               530     -16      471
 SINCE 7/1       2303              2403    -100     2339
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2        6
 SINCE 1/1          1                 3      -2        6

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              9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/280    DATE  02/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/270    DATE  02/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

-  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 February 2020...

.Summary...
Even though February was a degree above average, it was still
the coldest February in several years. The warmest portion of
the month was the first few days, when temperatures rose as
high as the mid 70s. Colder periods were scattered throughout
the remainder of the month.

Rain fell throughout the month, with the most occurring during
the second week.

For the second February in a row, no measurable snow fell.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high, low and monthly temperatures were the coldest
since 2015.

.Daily Temperatures...
Temperatures were above average on 13 days, below average on 15 days
and average on one day. There were eight days with low temperatures
at or below freezing, which was the most since 2018. There were two
days with high temperatures of 70 degrees or higher, which was the
fewest since 2015.

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

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the wettest February since 2018.

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
Date   New Record        Previous Record
10th  2.71 in 2020         1.70 in 2018

.Monthly Snowfall...
For the second February in a row, only trace amounts of sleet
and snow were recorded. This is also the fifth consecutive
February with no measurable snowfall at Pine Bluff.

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

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
24th - A 46 MPH wind gust was recorded.