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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             96   03/05/1918
 LOW              11   03/09/1932
HIGHEST           82   03/27         65      17       88  03/26
LOWEST            32   03/03         44     -12       32  03/07
                       03/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.1               65.0     5.1     66.9
AVG. MINIMUM    47.6               43.7     3.9     49.7
MEAN            58.9               54.4     4.5     58.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                2.6    -0.6        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.20   1894
 MINIMUM        0.39   1966
TOTALS          5.29               5.40   -0.11     5.26
DAILY AVG.      0.17               0.17   -0.00     0.17
DAYS >= .01       12               10.7     1.3       20
DAYS >= .10        9                                  13
DAYS >= .50        5                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.9    -0.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.53   03/27 TO 03/27
 STORM TOTAL    1.53
 (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           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1       18.5                3.1    15.4       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.85               0.30    1.55       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0  03/31 TO 03/31

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    211                347    -136      233
 SINCE 7/1      2800               2736      64     2536
COOLING TOTAL     30                 17      13       33
 SINCE 1/1        30                 20      10       34

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              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/180    DATE  03/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/250    DATE  03/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.37
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

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

...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR MARCH 2021...

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2012. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2019. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2012.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 20 DAYS, BELOW AVERAGE ON TEN DAYS AND AVERAGE ON ONE DAY.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 2018.

.DAINLY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
THIS WAS THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE MARCH WITH NO SNOWFALL.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.