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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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              83   01/11/1928
 LOW               -6   01/13/1918
                        01/12/1918
HIGHEST            71   01/15        50      21       68  01/08
                        01/11                             01/06
                        01/10
LOWEST             26   01/21        32      -6       23  01/31
                        01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.3              51.7     2.6     51.9
AVG. MINIMUM     38.1              32.9     5.2     35.2
MEAN             46.2              42.3     3.9     43.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               1.4    -1.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      8              15.3    -7.3       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.50   1937
 MINIMUM         0.19   2003
TOTALS           6.19              3.76    2.43     4.18
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.12    0.08     0.13
DAYS >= .01        17               9.8     7.2        9
DAYS >= .10        10                                  7
DAYS >= .50         3                                  3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.1    -0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.71   01/10 TO 01/11


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           20.5   1966
 24 HR TOTAL     12.0   01/28/1966 TO 01/28/1966
 SNOW DEPTH        12   01/28/1966
TOTALS              T               2.3    -2.3        T
 LIQUID EQUIV       T              0.10   -0.10        T
SINCE 7/1           T               2.5    -2.5      1.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.20      MM     0.10
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       1               0.3     0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   01/22 TO 01/22

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     576               705    -129      659
 SINCE 7/1       1789              1858     -69     1868
COOLING TOTAL       1                 1       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          1                 0       1        0

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              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/030    DATE  01/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/330    DATE  01/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

-  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 January 2020...

.Summary...
January at Pine Bluff was nearly four degrees above average. While
it was indeed warm, it was nowhere near record levels. The coldest
period of the month was in the second and third week. Otherwise,
much of the remainder of the month saw daily temperatures as
high as five to 20 degrees above average.

Rainfall was well above average for the month, and it was the
wettest January in seven years. There were 17 days with measurable
rainfall, which was the most in January in 70 years (since 1950).

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

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high, low and monthly temperatures were the warmest
in three years, but nowhere near record warmth for the month.

.Daily Temperatures...
Temperatures were above average on 21 days, below average on nine
days and average on one day. There were eight days with low temperatures
at or below freezing, which was the fewest since 2017. There were ten days
with high temperatures at or above 60, which was the most since 2017.

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

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the wettest January since 2013. There were 17 days with measurable
rainfall, which was the most for January since 1950. This also tied with
1916 for the third highest number of days with measurable rainfall in
January. Only 1950 (18 days), and 1937 (22 days) had more.

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

.Monthly Snowfall...
For the second January in a row, no measurable snow fell.

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

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.