NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Mar 2023)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2023

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           83   03/23         65      18       82  03/06
LOWEST            29   03/20         44     -15       26  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.1               64.8     2.3     68.3
AVG. MINIMUM    48.7               44.3     4.4     43.6
MEAN            57.9               54.6     3.3     56.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                2.9    -0.9        3
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.20   1894
 MINIMUM        0.39   1966
TOTALS          9.09               5.29    3.80     6.69
DAILY AVG.      0.29               0.17    0.12     0.22
DAYS >= .01       13               10.9     2.1        8
DAYS >= .10        9                                   6
DAYS >= .50        7                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.7     2.3        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.39   03/01 TO 03/02
 STORM TOTAL    2.25
 (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                0.3    -0.3      2.2
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.22
SINCE 7/1          T                2.5    -2.5       MM
 LIQUID 7/1    -0.10               0.20   -0.30       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 2.2  03/11 TO 03/11

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    251                342     -91      289
 SINCE 7/1      2089               2689    -600       MM
COOLING TOTAL     37                 18      19       15
 SINCE 1/1        64                 23      41       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        10/19
LATEST                          03/13
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/190    DATE  03/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/180    DATE  03/30
                                39/200          03/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     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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.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 67.1 F (+2.3 F) AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE WAS 48.7 F (+4.4 F). THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 57.9 F
(+3.3 F). THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 83 F ON MARCH 23RD AND
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 29 F ON MARCH 20TH.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MEAN TEMPERATURES WERE ALL ABOVE THE 30-
YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES, BUT POSITIVE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH WERE SEVERAL DEGREES LESS THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED
FOR MUCH OF THE WINTER. THE LAST MONTH WHERE ANOMALIES WERE LESS
THAN 5.0 F ABOVE AVERAGE WAS DECEMBER 2022 AND THE LAST MONTH WHERE
ANOMALIES WERE NEGATIVE WAS NOVEMBER 2022.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 1 DAY.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 19 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 11 DAYS.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 9.10 INCHES MADE THIS THE 15TH WETTEST MARCH
ON RECORD BEHIND. RAINFALL WAS 3.81 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE
MONTH.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    RECORD TYPE        NEW RECORD        PREVIOUS RECORD
1ST     MAX DAILY RAINFALL  2.25 (2023)       1.95 (1997)

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL... THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 0.0 (-0.3 IN).

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