NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Feb 2022)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2022

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              -5   02/12/1899
HIGHEST           76   02/22         56      20       75  02/28
LOWEST            22   02/05         36     -14        0  02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM    56.9               56.1     0.8     44.0
AVG. MINIMUM    33.2               37.0    -3.8     27.6
MEAN            45.1               46.5    -1.4     35.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.8    -0.8        9
DAYS MIN <= 32    16                9.2     6.8       17
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       16.69   1939
 MINIMUM        0.64   1999
TOTALS          2.26               4.27   -2.01     6.33
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.15   -0.01     0.23
DAYS >= .01        5                9.7    -4.7       13
DAYS >= .10        4                                  10
DAYS >= .50        1                                   4
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.5    -0.5        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.58   02/23 TO 02/24
 STORM TOTAL    1.57
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          18.5   2021
 24 HR TOTAL    12.5   02/17/2021 TO 02/17/2021
 SNOW DEPTH       18   02/18/2021
TOTALS           2.0                0.9     1.1     18.5
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.20               0.00    0.20     1.90
SINCE 7/1        2.0                2.2    -0.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.20               0.20    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      5                 MM      MM        7
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   02/04
                       02/05
 24 HR TOTAL     2.0   02/03                        12.5  02/17 TO 02/17

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    552                519      33      810
 SINCE 7/1      1925               2349    -424       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  3      -3        0
 SINCE 1/1         3                  2       1       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/26
LATEST                          03/06
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/010    DATE  02/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/180    DATE  02/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      2
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

&&

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR FEBRUARY 2022...
THE MONTH WAS A LITTLE OVER A DEGREE BELOW AVERAGE IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURES, THOUGH IT WAS STILL THE WARMEST FEBRUARY IN SEVERAL
YEARS.

THERE WERE 16 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...NOT
AS MUCH AS LAST FEBRUARY, BUT STILL WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF NINE.

RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH, AND IT WAS THE DRIEST
FEBRUARY IN SEVERAL YEARS. SNOWFALL, WHILE NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS
LAST YEAR, WAS STILL ABOVE THE MONTHLY MEAN FOR FEBRUARY.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THEA VERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2019. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2020, AND THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2020.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS AND ABOVE AVERAGE
ON 13 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2017.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL FOR THE SECOND FEBRUARY IN A ROW, THOUGH IT WAS
NOT NEARLY AS ABUNDANT AS LAST YEAR. THIS WAS THE LEAST SNOW IN
FEBRUARY SINCE 2020, BUT IT STILL MANAGED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR
THE MONTH.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE   NEW RECORD     PREVIOUS RECORD
 3RD  2.0 IN 2022      TRACE IN 1989