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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   03/05/1918
 LOW              11   03/09/1932
HIGHEST           82   03/06         65      17       82  03/27
LOWEST            26   03/12         44     -18       32  03/03
                                                          03/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.9               64.8     3.1     70.1
AVG. MINIMUM    43.6               44.3    -0.7     47.6
MEAN            55.8               54.6     1.2     58.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     3                2.9     0.1        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.20   1894
 MINIMUM        0.39   1966
TOTALS          6.72               5.29    1.43     5.29
DAILY AVG.      0.22               0.17    0.05     0.17
DAYS >= .01        8               10.9    -2.9       12
DAYS >= .10        7                                   9
DAYS >= .50        2                                   5
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.7     0.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.87   03/22 TO 03/22
 STORM TOTAL    3.87
 (MM/DD(HH))

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           2.2                0.3     1.9      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.20               0.00    0.20     0.00
SINCE 7/1        4.2                2.5     1.7       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.42               0.20    0.22       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   03/12
 24 HR TOTAL     2.2   03/11 TO 03/11                0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    294                342     -48      211
 SINCE 7/1      2219               2689    -470       MM
COOLING TOTAL     15                 18      -3       30
 SINCE 1/1        18                 23      -5       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/26
LATEST                          03/06
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/300    DATE  03/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/170    DATE  03/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

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

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...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR MARCH 2022...

OVERALL, MARCH WAS WARMER THAN AVERAGE, BUT IT WAS STILL THE
COOLEST MARCH IN THREE YEARS.

THERE WERE THREE DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING,
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2019. THERE WAS ONE DAY WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES, AND THIS MARKED THE THIRD
MARCH IN A ROW WITH 80-DEGREE READINGS.

RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL WERE BOTH ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL DURING MARCH, WHICH WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN
SEVEN YEARS.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2020. THE
AVERAGE LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COLDEST SINCE 2019.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 12 DAYS ABOVE AVERAGE ON 16,
AND RIGHT AT AVERAGE ON THREE DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD      PREVIOUS RECORD
 6TH    WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 68 IN 2022        64 IN 1956

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 2016.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE   NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
22ND  3.87 IN 2022       3.86 IN 1948

THE 3.87 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL ON THE 22ND WAS THE 8TH HIGHEST DAILY
RAINFALL ON RECORD IN MARCH.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH SINCE 2015.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE   NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
11TH  2.2  IN 2022        0.8  IN 1932