...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2010...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 TO 2010
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 84 12/07/1939
LOW -2 12/24/1963
HIGHEST 77 12/31 54 23 62 12/22
12/21
LOWEST 19 12/27 34 -15 23 12/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 52.2 53.7 -1.5 48.5
AVG. MINIMUM 32.2 34.4 -2.2 33.4
MEAN 42.2 44.1 -1.9 41.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 20 14.0 6.0 19
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.02 1982
MINIMUM 0.57 1896
TOTALS 1.21 5.41 -4.20 8.57
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.17 -0.13 0.28
DAYS >= .01 6 9.0 -3.0 9
DAYS >= .10 3 5
DAYS >= .50 1 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 2.0 -2.0 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.70 12/29 TO 12/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 12.2 1963
24 HR TOTAL 12.0 12/22/1963 TO 12/22/1963
TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.2 -0.2 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 12/31 TO 12/31
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 701 657 44 735
SINCE 7/1 1100 1153 -53 1198
COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 0
SINCE 1/1 2680 2050 630 1934
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/10/2000
LATEST 04/25/1910
EARLIEST 11/12
LATEST 03/16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/290 DATE 12/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/280 DATE 12/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 11
- 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 DECEMBER 2010...
BOTH THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND AVERAGE HIGH WERE WARMER
THAN 2009. HOWEVER...THESE TEMPERATURES WERE STILL COOLER THAN EVERY
DECEMBER FROM 2001 THROUGH 2008. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE
COLDEST SINCE 2000.
DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE NORMAL ON 11 DAYS...AT NORMAL
ON ONE DAY...AND BELOW NORMAL ON 19 DAYS.
THERE WERE 20 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...
WHICH WAS THE MOST IN DECEMBER SINCE 2000...AND THE MOST IN ANY
MONTH SINCE JANUARY OF 2009.
NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
IT WAS THE DRIEST DECEMBER SINCE 2005...AND THE 4TH DRIEST ON
RECORD.
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2006...NO SNOW FELL.
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