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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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              96   03/05/1918
 LOW               11   03/09/1932
HIGHEST            88   03/26        65      23       76  03/28
LOWEST             32   03/07        44     -12       22  03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     66.9              65.0     1.9     61.5
AVG. MINIMUM     49.7              43.7     6.0     41.1
MEAN             58.3              54.4     3.9     51.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               2.6    -1.6        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.20   1894
 MINIMUM         0.39   1966
TOTALS           5.26              5.40   -0.14     4.62
DAILY AVG.       0.17              0.17    0.00     0.15
DAYS >= .01        20              10.7     9.3       11
DAYS >= .10        13                                  6
DAYS >= .50         3                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.9    -0.9        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.62   03/12 TO 03/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           14.0   1892
 24 HR TOTAL     14.0   03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892
 SNOW DEPTH        14   03/17/1892
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1           T               3.1    -3.1      1.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.30      MM     0.10
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     233               347    -114      417
 SINCE 7/1       2536              2735    -199     2756
COOLING TOTAL      33                17      16        0
 SINCE 1/1         34                20      14        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              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/020    DATE  03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/010    DATE  03/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

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 March 2020...

.Summary...
Though March did have its cooler moments, the month was generally
warmer than average and very close to average in terms of rainfall
(just slightly below). The coldest temperatures were during the
middle portion of the month, but by and large, they were insignificant.
There was only one freeze during the month, which was the fewest in
March in two years.

Even though rainfall was slightly below average, it was still the
wettest March in two years. And, rainfall was very frequent, with 20
days during the month having measurable rainfall.

Absolutely no snow fell for the fifth March in a row.

.Monthly Temperatures...
-The average high temperature was the warmest since 2018
-The average low temperature was the warmest since 2012
-The average monthly temperature was the warmest since 2012

.Daily Temperatures...
-Above average on 21 days
-Below average on 8 days
-Average on 2 days
-Lows at or below freezing: 1 (fewest since 2018)
-Highs at or above 80: 3 (most since 2018)

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

.Monthly Rainfall...
Even though rainfall was slightly below average, this was still the
wettest March since 2018.

.Daily Rainfall Records Tied on Broken During the Monthly...
None.

Even though no daily rainfall records were set during the month,
there were 20 days with measurable rainfall. This was the most for the
month since 2002, and the highest on record for the month. The previous
record for March days with measurable rainfall was 16 days, which
was originally set in 1927, and tied in 2002.

.Monthly Snowfall...
For the fifth March in a row, no snow fell. The last March snow at
Pine Bluff was recorded in 2015.

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

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.