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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
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            100   05/29/1926
 LOW              35   05/04/2013
HIGHEST           91   05/27         81      10       89  05/25
                                                          05/24
LOWEST            49   05/14         61     -12       46  05/10
                                                          05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.6               81.6    -1.0     79.7
AVG. MINIMUM    60.7               61.6    -0.9     59.3
MEAN            70.6               71.6    -1.0     69.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                3.2    -2.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.71   1905
 MINIMUM        0.33   1886
TOTALS          4.26               4.80   -0.54     4.73
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.15   -0.01     0.15
DAYS >= .01       11               11.2    -0.2       13
DAYS >= .10        7                                   9
DAYS >= .50        3                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.6     0.4        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.61   05/10 TO 05/11
 STORM TOTAL    1.49
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1       18.5                2.5    16.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.85               0.20    1.65       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     17                 19      -2       28
 SINCE 7/1      2954               2831     123     2713
COOLING TOTAL    201                224     -23      179
 SINCE 1/1       285                316     -31      244

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    35/330    DATE  05/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/330    DATE  05/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  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 MAY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
EVEN THOUGH THIS MAY WAS THE WARMEST IN TWO YEARS, TEMPERATURES WERE
STILL BELOW AVERAGE. RAINFALL WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH,
WITH THE WETTEST PERIOD DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS. IT WAS THE
DRIEST MAY IN THREE YEARS.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW, AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES, EVEN THOUGH BELOW
AVERAGE, WERE ALL THE WARMEST SINCE 2019.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 12 DAYS, AVERAGE ON ONE
DAY, AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON 18 DAYS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, THERE WAS ONE DAY WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 90. THERE WAS ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE
COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES, WHICH WAS THE FEWEST SINCE 2019.

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

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE BY A LITTLE OVER HALF AN INCH. IT WAS THE
DRIEST MAY SINCE 2018.

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