...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 TO 2011
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 84 12/07/1939
LOW -2 12/24/1963
HIGHEST 68 12/31 54 14 77 12/31
12/03
LOWEST 25 12/11 34 -9 19 12/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 54.6 53.3 1.3 52.2
AVG. MINIMUM 36.4 34.9 1.5 32.2
MEAN 45.5 44.1 1.4 42.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.1 -1.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 9 12.4 -3.4 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.02 1982
MINIMUM 0.57 1896
TOTALS 8.99 5.44 3.55 1.21
DAILY AVG. 0.29 0.18 0.11 0.04
DAYS >= .01 12 8.9 3.1 6
DAYS >= .10 7 3
DAYS >= .50 4 1
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.6 1.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.86 12/04 TO 12/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 12.2 1963
24 HR TOTAL 12.0 12/22/1963 TO 12/22/1963
SNOW DEPTH 12 12/23/1963
TOTALS 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 2 0.1 1.9 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T 12/07
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 12/06 TO 12/07
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 596 649 -53 701
SINCE 7/1 1051 1153 -102 1100
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 1
SINCE 1/1 2503 2132 371 2680
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/10/2000
LATEST 04/25/1910
EARLIEST 11/12
LATEST 03/16
..................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/170 DATE 12/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/340 DATE 12/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PINE BLUFF FOR DECEMBER 2011...
TEMPERATURE
___________
AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH....WARMEST SINCE 2008
AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW.....WARMEST SINCE 2007
AVERAGE MONTHLY.........WARMEST SINCE 2007
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
AT NORMAL........ 1 ABOVE NORMAL.....18 BELOW NORMAL.....12
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE........68 ON THE 31ST 3RD
LOWEST TEMPERATURE.........25 ON THE 11TH
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
HIGHS AT OR ABOVE 60 DEGREES......10.....MOST SINCE 2008
LOWS AT OR BELOW FREEZING......... 9...FEWEST SINCE 2001
DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
RAINFALL
________
MONTHLY RAINFALL......WETTEST SINCE 2002.
DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE OLD RECORD NEW RECORD
4TH 1.53 IN 1982 3.30 IN 2011
5TH 2.12 IN 1960 2.54 IN 2011
SNOWFALL
________
THIS WAS THE FIRST DECEMBER WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT PINE BLUFF SINCE 2005...
AND THE SNOWIEST DECEMBER SINCE 2005.
DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE OLD RECORD NEW RECORD
7TH TRACE IN 2005 0.5 IN 2011
|