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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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   10/09/1928
 LOW              25   10/30/1917
HIGHEST           89   10/10         76      13       86  10/21
                       10/08
LOWEST            44   10/31         52      -8       38  10/31
                                                          10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.1               75.3     4.8     70.7
AVG. MINIMUM    58.0               52.0     6.0     50.9
MEAN            69.0               63.7     5.3     60.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                1.2    -1.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.34   2009
 MINIMUM        0.00   1924
TOTALS          4.20               4.58   -0.38     6.60
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.15   -0.01     0.21
DAYS >= .01       10                8.7     1.3        5
DAYS >= .10        6                                   4
DAYS >= .50        5                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.4    -0.4        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.85   10/14 TO 10/15
 STORM TOTAL    1.26
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             T   1993
 24 HR TOTAL       T   10/30/1993 TO 10/30/1993
                       10/30/1917 TO 10/30/1917
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0  10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     46                125     -79      180
 SINCE 7/1        46                134     -88      189
COOLING TOTAL    180                 83      97       57
 SINCE 1/1      2440               2139     301     1940

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          03/06
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/340    DATE  10/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/340    DATE  10/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      7

-  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 OCTOBER 2021...

.SUMMARY...
TEMPERATURES CONTINUED TO RUN ABOVE AVERAGE INTO OCTOBER. THERE WERE
ONLY A FEW DAYS IN THE THIRD AND THE FINAL WEEKS WITH COOLER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, WHILE DAYS DURING MUCH OF THE MONTH RAN MOSTLY
BETWEEN 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. FOR THE SECOND OCTOBER IN A ROW,
THERE WERE NO 90-DEGREE READINGS. THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURES COLDER
THAN 40 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS.

RAINFALL WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE 10 DAYS WITH
MEASURABLE RAINFALL, WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.

NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2016. THE AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2004, AND THE 5TH WARMEST ON
RECORD. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2004.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 25 DAYS, AVERAGE ON ONE DAY,
AND BELOW AVERAGE ON FIVE DAYS.

ON THE 1ST, THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 73 MOST RECENTLY TIED OCTOBER 18,
2004 FOR THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE  RECORD TYPE               NEW RECORD       PREVIOUS RECORD
13TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE   71 IN 2021         70 IN 1962
14TH  WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE   70 IN 2021         70 IN 1941

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE 2017.

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

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE.