...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2013
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 76 12/03 54 22 68 12/31
12/03
LOWEST 22 12/30 34 -12 25 12/11
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.4 53.3 5.1 54.6
AVG. MINIMUM 40.5 34.9 5.6 36.4
MEAN 49.4 44.1 5.3 45.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.1 -1.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12 12.4 -0.4 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.02 1982
MINIMUM 0.57 1896
TOTALS 5.19 5.44 -0.25 8.99
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.18 -0.01 0.29
DAYS >= .01 13 8.9 4.1 12
DAYS >= .10 7 7
DAYS >= .50 3 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.6 0.4 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.60 12/04 TO 12/04
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 2.0 0.2 1.8 0.5
LIQUID EQUIV 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.05
SINCE 7/1 2.0 0.2 1.8 0.5
LIQUID 7/1 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.05
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 2 0.1 1.9 2
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 12/26
24 HR TOTAL 2.0 12/25 TO 12/26
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 480 649 -169 596
SINCE 7/1 1064 1153 -89 1051
COOLING TOTAL 6 1 5 0
SINCE 1/1 2389 2132 257 2503
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 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/360 DATE 12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/330 DATE 12/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 4
- 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 2012...
.SUMMARY...
THERE WERE PERIODIC EPISODES OF WARM WEATHER DURING THE EARLY AND
MIDDLE PORTION OF THE MONTH. IN THE FIRST FOUR DAYS...HIGH
TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID 70S. WARM READINGS RETURNED ON THE
9TH...AND 19TH. BY THE 25TH...HOWEVER...MUCH COLDER AIR MOVED INTO
THE REGION...AND REMAINED THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.
.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1984. THE AVERAGE
LOW WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1991...AND THE 8TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 1984.
.DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
BELOW NORMAL ON 11 DAYS...AT NORMAL ON ONE DAY...AND ABOVE NORMAL ON
19 DAYS.
.NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...12 (MOST SINCE 2010)
TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 70 DEGREES...6 (MOST SINCE 1998)
.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST DECEMBER SINCE 2010.
.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.
.SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE SNOWIEST DECEMBER SINCE 1998.
.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
25TH 1.5 IN 2012 0.8 IN 1926
26TH 0.5 IN 2012 TRACE IN 2000...1990
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