NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Dec 2021)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021...

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             84   12/07/1939
 LOW              -2   12/24/1963
HIGHEST           80   12/25         54      26       75  12/10
                       12/10
LOWEST            28   12/20         34      -6       24  12/01
                                                          12/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.7               54.0    13.7     54.5
AVG. MINIMUM    46.5               36.0    10.5     34.5
MEAN            57.1               45.0    12.1     44.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.7    -0.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     3               12.0    -9.0       13
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.02   1982
 MINIMUM        0.57   1896
TOTALS          3.11               5.30   -2.19     6.70
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.17   -0.07     0.22
DAYS >= .01       12                9.5     2.5       11
DAYS >= .10        5                                   7
DAYS >= .50        2                                   5
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.7    -0.7        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.12   12/18 TO 12/18
 STORM TOTAL    1.12
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          12.2   1963
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   12/22/1963 TO 12/22/1963
 SNOW DEPTH       12   12/23/1963
TOTALS           0.0                0.2    -0.2        T
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.2    -0.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                   T  12/15 TO 12/16

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    267                622    -355      629
 SINCE 7/1       692               1139    -447       MM
COOLING TOTAL     31                  2      29        0
 SINCE 1/1      2478               2151     327       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              7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/340    DATE  12/06
                                29/230          12/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/340    DATE  12/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      3

-  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 DECEMBER 2021...

.SUMMARY...
PREVALENT SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS KEPT SIGNIFICANTLY ANOMALOUS
WARMTH AT PINE BLUFF THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE ANOMALOUS PATTERN
MADE FOR THE WARMEST DECEMBER IN 37 YEARS, AND THE WARMEST DECEMBER
SINCE RECORDS WERE STARTED IN 1883. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND PROLONGED WARMTH
OCCURRED IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS OF THE MONTH, WHERE DAILY READINGS WERE
RUNNING 25 TO NEARLY 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE.

CONTINUING THE TREND OF THE LATTER HALF OF 2021, DECEMBER MARKED THE 6TH
MONTH IN A ROW WITH BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL. IT WAS ALSO THE DRIEST DECEMBER
IN TWO YEARS. RAIN FELL IN EACH WEEK, BUT WAS HEAVIEST AND MOST FREQUENT
DURING THE 3RD WEEK.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS (SINCE 2016), ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING
THE MONTH.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
WHAT MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT THIS MONTH WAS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1896, AND WAS
THE WARMEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE
WARMEST SINCE 1984, AND ALSO BOTH THE WARMEST ON RECORD.

THERE WERE 18 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 70 DURING THE MONTH,
WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 1946, AND EASILY BEAT THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 13
FROM THEN.

THERE WERE TWO DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 80 DEGREES (THE 25TH AND THE
10TH). THIS MARKED THE WARMEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURES AT PINE BLUFF SINCE 1982.
THIS ALSO TIES 1933, 1924, AND 1922 FOR THE MOST 80-DEGREE DAYS ON RECORD
DURING DECEMBER.

THERE WERE ONLY THREE DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH
MARKED THE FEWEST DURING THE MONTH SINCE 1991.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 27 DAYS AND BELOW AVERAGE ON
FOUR DAYS.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE                 NEW RECORD         PREVIOUS RECORD
10TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE            80 IN 2021           78 IN 1918
      WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     66 IN 2021           60 IN 1946
15TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     65 IN 2021           65 IN 1948, 1933
25TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE            80 IN 2021           77 IN 1922
      WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     65 IN 2021           55 IN 1982
27TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE            78 IN 2021           77 IN 2015
      WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     64 IN 2021           61 IN 1923

--THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 25TH AND 10TH MARKED THE
WARMEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE AT PINE BLUFF SINCE 1982, AND MOST RECENTLY
TIED DECEMBER 3, 1982 FOR THE 5TH WARMEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH.
--THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 ON THE 10TH MOST RECENTLY TIED DECEMBER
16, 1924 FOR THE 3RD WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH.
--THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 73.0 ON THE 10TH WAS THE WARMEST
DAILY DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SINCE DECEMBER 3, 1982 AND THE 4TH
WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
--THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 72.5 ON THE 25TH WAS THE 5TH
WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THIS WAS THE DRIEST DECEMBER SINCE 2019.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016, ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE NOTED.