...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 TO 2011
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 03/05/1918
LOW 11 03/09/1932
HIGHEST 84 03/23 65 19 80 03/31
LOWEST 31 03/11 44 -13 27 03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.1 64.8 0.3 64.3
AVG. MINIMUM 44.6 43.7 0.9 42.0
MEAN 54.9 54.3 0.6 53.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 3.0 -2.0 3
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.20 1894
MINIMUM 0.39 1966
TOTALS 1.94 5.08 -3.14 3.20
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.16 -0.10 0.10
DAYS >= .01 8 10.0 -2.0 9
DAYS >= .10 4 7
DAYS >= .50 1 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 2.0 -2.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.60 03/05 TO 03/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 14.0 1892
24 HR TOTAL 14.0 03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892
TOTALS 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00
SINCE 7/1 7.7
LIQUID 7/1 0.77
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 330 372 -42 360
SINCE 7/1 2664 2871 -207 3075
COOLING TOTAL 23 19 4 1
SINCE 1/1 31 19 12 1
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/10/2000
LATEST 04/25/1910
EARLIEST 03/03 11/12
LATEST 03/16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/210 DATE 03/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/220 DATE 03/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 5
- 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 MARCH 2011...
THE AVERAGE HIGH...LOW...AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WERE THE WARMEST
SINCE 2009.
THERE WERE 15 DAYS WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL...2 DAYS
AT NORMAL...AND 14 DAYS BELOW NORMAL.
THE TEMPERATURE ROSE ABOVE 80 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
ON MARCH 18TH. THIS WAS THE FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY SINCE OCTOBER 27TH
2010. THERE WERE 5 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 80
DEGREES...WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2007.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE DAY WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW FREEZING...
WHICH WAS THE LEAST SINCE 2004.
THERE WERE NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH.
IT WAS THE DRIEST MARCH SINCE 2003...AND THE 9TH DRIEST ON RECORD.
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
NO SNOW FELL.
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