NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (May 2019)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   05/29/1926
 LOW               35   05/04/2013
HIGHEST            90   05/26        81       9       93  05/30
                        05/25
                        05/24
LOWEST             53   05/13        61      -8       59  05/07
                                                          05/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.6              81.8     0.8     87.5
AVG. MINIMUM     63.1              61.3     1.8     66.4
MEAN             72.8              71.5     1.3     77.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               2.9     0.1        8
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.71   1905
 MINIMUM         0.33   1886
TOTALS           6.06              5.05    1.01     2.38
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.16    0.04     0.08
DAYS >= .01        13              11.3     1.7       10
DAYS >= .10        10                                  4
DAYS >= .50         4                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.4     1.6        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.92   05/08 TO 05/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         1.0               3.1    -2.1      4.1
 LIQUID 7/1      0.10              0.30   -0.20     0.41
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       6                17     -11        0
 SINCE 7/1       2873              2881      -8     2900
COOLING TOTAL     256               220      36      380
 SINCE 1/1        316               307       9      436

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              7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/170    DATE  05/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/330    DATE  05/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

-  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 May 2019...

.Summary...
At Pine Bluff, temperatures were a little over a degree above the
30-year average. The coolest period was in the second week, and
in the last couple of days of the month. Even though the month
was warmer than average, it varied less than ten degrees.

This was the wettest May in two years, and the first May in two
years with above average rainfall.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high, low, and monthly temperatures were the coolest
since 2017.

There were three days with temperatures of 90 degrees or higher,
which was the fewest in two years. The first 90-degree day was on
May 24th, which was the latest in two years.

.Daily Temperatures...
Daily temperatures were above average on 21 days, below average on
eight days, and average on two days.

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

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the wettest May since 2017.

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

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
18th - A 52 MPH wind gust was recorded during the passage of a strong
thunderstorm.