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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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   10/09/1928
 LOW               25   10/30/1917
HIGHEST            95   10/02        76      19       90  10/08
                                                          10/07
                                                          10/05
LOWEST             34   10/31        52     -18       37  10/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.6              75.1    -1.5     74.9
AVG. MINIMUM     51.9              51.6     0.3     55.6
MEAN             62.7              63.4    -0.7     65.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      5               0.3     4.7        4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.34   2009
 MINIMUM         0.00   1924
TOTALS           5.75              5.00    0.75     5.45
DAILY AVG.       0.19              0.16    0.03     0.18
DAYS >= .01        10               8.2     1.8       13
DAYS >= .10         7                                 10
DAYS >= .50         5                                  5
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.7     1.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.66   10/25 TO 10/26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1993
                        1917
 24 HR TOTAL        T   10/30/1993 TO 10/30/1993
                        10/30/1917 TO 10/30/1917
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     160               126      34      133
 SINCE 7/1        160               137      23      136
COOLING TOTAL      99                75      24      151
 SINCE 1/1       2291              2119     172     2429

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              6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/300    DATE  10/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/290    DATE  10/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69


-  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 October 2019...

.Summary...
October at Pine Bluff went the complete opposite of September in
terms of temperatures and rainfall. Whereas September was drier than
average and near record warm, October ended up wetter than average
and the coldest in seven years.

Temperatures began the month in the 90s, peaking in the mid 90s
during the first three days. Things took a turn on the 7th and never
completely recovered. The coldest period came in the second week and
the last three days of the month.

Rainfall was fairly evenly distributed throughout the month. It was
the wettest October in five years.

.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the coldest in seven years (since
2012). The average low temperature was the coldest in two years
(since 2017). The average monthly temperature was the coldest in
seven years (since 2012).

.Daily Temperatures...
Temperatures were above average on 11 days, average on one day, and
below average during the remaining 19 days.

There were five days with temperatures at or above 90 degrees, which
was the most in October since 1963.

There was one day with a temperature of 90 degrees, which was the
first time since 2015. However, there were only eight days with
highs at or above 80, which was the fewest since 2013.

Similar to last year, there was one day with highs below 50 degrees.

.Daily Record Temperatures Tied or Broken During the Month...
There were no daily temperature records tied or broken during the
month. However...

On the 31st, the high temperature of 48 degrees most recently tied
October 21, 1913 for the 7th coldest high on record for the month.
The daily average temperature of 41.0 that day ended up being 6th
coldest on record for the month.

.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the wettest October in five years (since 2014).

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

.Monthly Snowfall...
No snow fell during the month.

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

.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.