NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Aug 2023)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            112   08/15/1943
 LOW              52   08/14/2004
                       08/29/1906
HIGHEST          107   08/26         92      15      101  08/15
LOWEST            63   08/17         71      -8       65  08/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    97.1               91.3     5.8     91.8
AVG. MINIMUM    74.1               70.6     3.5     72.5
MEAN            85.6               80.9     4.7     82.1
DAYS MAX >= 90    27               20.6     6.4       23
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.70   2012
 MINIMUM        0.00   1886
TOTALS          1.37               3.38   -2.01     1.62
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.11   -0.07     0.05
DAYS >= .01        5                7.9    -2.9       10
DAYS >= .10        4                                   7
DAYS >= .50        1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.1    -1.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.68   08/07 TO 08/08
 STORM TOTAL    0.55
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                 MM      MM      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                 MM      MM       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                 MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM    MM                           0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    645                494     151      540
 SINCE 1/1      2111               1757     354       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/020    DATE  08/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/020    DATE  08/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97.1 (+5.8) WAS THE 15TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2007.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 74.1 (+3.5) WAS THE 6TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2010.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 85.6 (+4.7) WAS THE 9TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2000.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 3
TO NEARLY 6 DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 0 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 25 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 6 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD HIGHS
DATE     RECORD TYPE         NEW RECORD      OLD RECORD
08/21    HIGH TEMPERATURE    104 IN 2023     104 IN 1899
08/22    HIGH TEMPERATURE    104 IN 2023     104 IN 1926
08/25    HIGH TEMPERATURE    106 IN 2023     105 IN 1943

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 1.37 (-2.01) WAS THE 40TH DRIEST ON
RECORD AND DRIEST SINCE 2021.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.

.ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...
THERE WERE 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 100 DEGREES OR GREATER DURING THE
MONTH. IN TOTAL, 15 DAYS DURING THE MONTH WERE 100 DEGREES OR
GREATER.