CXUS54 KLZK 121122 AAB CLMPBF CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 620 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2024 ................................... ...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 03/05/1918 LOW 11 03/09/1932 HIGHEST 81 03/13 65 16 83 03/23 03/04 LOWEST 34 03/19 44 -10 29 03/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 68.4 64.8 3.6 67.1 AVG. MINIMUM 48.1 44.3 3.8 48.7 MEAN 58.2 54.6 3.6 57.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.9 -2.9 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 18.20 1894 MINIMUM 0.39 1966 TOTALS 4.38 5.29 -0.91 9.09 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.17 -0.03 0.29 DAYS >= .01 11 10.9 0.1 13 DAYS >= .10 7 9 DAYS >= .50 3 7 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.7 -0.7 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.98 03/14 TO 03/15 STORM TOTAL 1.77 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 14.0 1892 24 HR TOTAL 14.0 03/17/1892 TO 03/17/1892 SNOW DEPTH 14 03/17/1892 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.5 MM MM MM LIQUID 7/1 0.05 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 229 342 -113 251 SINCE 7/1 2195 2689 -494 MM COOLING TOTAL 29 18 11 37 SINCE 1/1 46 23 23 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/10/2000 LATEST 04/25/1910 EARLIEST 11/01 LATEST 03/20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/010 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/360 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.38 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - 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 MARCH 2024... .MONTHLY AVERAGES... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68.4 (+3.6) WAS TIED FOR THE 36TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2021. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 48.1 (+3.8) WAS THE 18TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2023. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 58.2 (+3.6) WAS THE 28TH HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2021. THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. .DAILY TEMPERATURES... DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 0 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 22 DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 9 DAYS. .DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .MONTHLY RAINFALL... THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 4.38 INCHES WAS THE 56TH DRIEST ON RECORD AND DRIEST SINCE 2017. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS 0.91 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .MONTHLY SNOWFALL... NO MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED DURING THE MONTH. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS 0.3 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH. .DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH... NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN. .ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH... WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH/010 DEGREES, AND GUSTED TO 50 MPH/360 DEGREES ON MARCH 15TH. $$ 70