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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             83   01/11/1928
 LOW              -6   01/13/1918
                       01/12/1918
HIGHEST           71   01/25         50      21       71  01/15
                                                          01/11
                                                          01/10
LOWEST            23   01/12         32      -9       26  01/21
                                                          01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    51.6               51.7    -0.1     54.3
AVG. MINIMUM    34.9               32.9     2.0     38.1
MEAN            43.3               42.3     1.0     46.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                1.4    -1.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    11               15.3    -4.3        8
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.50   1937
 MINIMUM        0.19   2003
TOTALS          2.98               3.76   -0.78     6.19
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.12   -0.02     0.20
DAYS >= .01       10                9.8     0.2       17
DAYS >= .10        7                                  10
DAYS >= .50        3                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.1    -1.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.03   01/06 TO 01/07
 STORM TOTAL    0.92
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          20.5   1966
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   01/28/1966 TO 01/28/1966
 SNOW DEPTH       12   01/28/1966
TOTALS             T                2.3    -2.3        T
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.10   -0.10        T
SINCE 7/1          T                2.5    -2.5       MM
 LIQUID 7/1    -0.10               0.20   -0.30       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                0.3     0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL       T   01/11 TO 01/11                  T  01/22 TO 01/22

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    669                705     -36      576
 SINCE 7/1      1779               1858     -79     1789
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        1
 SINCE 1/1         0                  1      -1        1

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/30
LATEST                          03/07
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/270    DATE  01/15
                                29/020          01/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/020    DATE  01/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  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 JANUARY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
THOUGH THE MONTH WAS A DEGREE ABOVE AVERAGE IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES,
IT WAS STILL THE COOLEST JANUARY IN THREE YEARS. THERE WERE 11 DAYS WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN TWO YEARS.

RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE BY AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. IT WAS THE DRIEST
JANUARY IN THREE YEARS. FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE JANUARY, NO MEASURABLE SNOW
FELL.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE COOLEST
SINCE 2018.

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

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST JANUARY SINCE 2018.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
NO MEASURABLE SNOW FELL FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE JANUARY.

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE NOTABLE.