NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (May 2022)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2022...

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            100   05/29/1926
 LOW              35   05/04/2013
HIGHEST           93   05/13         81      12       91  05/27
                       05/12
                       05/11
LOWEST            56   05/28         61      -5       49  05/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    85.1               81.6     3.5     80.6
AVG. MINIMUM    65.1               61.6     3.5     60.6
MEAN            75.1               71.6     3.5     70.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    10                3.2     6.8        1
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          8.95               4.80    4.15     4.26
DAILY AVG.      0.29               0.15    0.14     0.14
DAYS >= .01        8               11.2    -3.2       11
DAYS >= .10        7                                   7
DAYS >= .50        5                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.6     1.4        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.14   05/05 TO 05/05
 STORM TOTAL    4.14
 (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        4.2                2.5     1.7       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.42               0.20    0.22       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0    MM                           0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                 19     -19       17
 SINCE 7/1      2326               2831    -505       MM
COOLING TOTAL    318                224      94      201
 SINCE 1/1       423                316     107       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    38/320    DATE  05/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/320    DATE  05/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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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...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR MAY 2022...

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH, LOW AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE ALL THE WARMEST
IN FOUR YEARS (SINCE 2018).

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON TWO DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE ON 23
DAYS, AND BELOW AVERAGE ON SIX DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE               NEW RECORD    PREVIOUS RECORD
12TH  HIGH TEMPERATURE            93(2022)     92(1998, 1962)
19TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     72(2022)     72(1897, 1896)
20TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     74(2022)     74(1938)

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE WETTEST MAY IN 13 YEARS (SINCE 2009). NEARLY HALF OF
THAT, (4.14 INCHES) FELL IN ONE DAY ON MAY 5TH.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
THOUGH NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH, THE 4.14 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL ON MAY 5TH WAS THE HIGHEST
DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL IN THE MONTH OF MAY AT PINE BLUFF SINCE 1958,
AND WAS THE 4TH HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL ON RECORD DURING THE MONTH.
LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN PINE BLUFF
IN 1883, ONLY 5/20/1955 (4.48"), 05/01/1958 (5.15"), AND 05/05/1905
(6.80") WERE WETTER.