NWS Little Rock, AR - Pine Bluff Climate Summary (Jan 2022)

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             83   01/11/1928
 LOW              -6   01/13/1918
                       01/12/1918
HIGHEST           80   01/01         50      30       71  01/25
LOWEST            18   01/22         32     -14       23  01/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    54.8               51.8     3.0     51.6
AVG. MINIMUM    30.4               33.8    -3.4     34.9
MEAN            42.6               42.8    -0.2     43.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                1.4    -1.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    19               14.5     4.5       11
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.50   1937
 MINIMUM        0.19   2003
TOTALS          2.12               3.82   -1.70     2.98
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.12   -0.05     0.10
DAYS >= .01        8                9.6    -1.6       10
DAYS >= .10        6                                   7
DAYS >= .50        1                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.03   01/08 TO 01/09
 STORM TOTAL    0.81
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          20.5   1966
 24 HR TOTAL    12.0   01/28/1966 TO 01/28/1966
 SNOW DEPTH       12   01/28/1966
TOTALS             T                1.1    -1.1        T
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.10   -0.10        T
SINCE 7/1          T                1.3    -1.3       MM
 LIQUID 7/1    -0.10               0.10   -0.20       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T
DAYS >= TRACE      4                 MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        T   01/16
 24 HR TOTAL       T   01/15 TO 01/16                  T  01/11 TO 01/11
                       01/06 TO 01/06
                       01/02 TO 01/02

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    687                690      -3      669
 SINCE 7/1      1379               1827    -448       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  2      -2        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  2      -2       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/10/2000
 LATEST       04/25/1910
EARLIEST                        11/26
LATEST                          03/06
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/340    DATE  01/01
                                30/310          01/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/360    DATE  01/19
                                40/320          01/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      1
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

-  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 JANUARY 2022...
JANUARY AT PINE BLUFF WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURES. THIS WAS LARGELY DUE TO AVERAGE LOWS, WHICH WERE MUCH
COLDER BY AVERAGE THAN HIGH TEMPERATURES.

THERE WERE 19 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH
WAS THE MOST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 2018.

RAINFALL WAS NEARLY AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS BELOW AVERAGE,
MARKING THE DRIEST JANUARY IN SIX YEARS.

FOR THE FOURTH JANUARY IN A ROW, SNOW FELL, BUT WAS NOT MEASURABLE.

.MONTHLY AVERAGES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2017. THE AVERAGE
LOW WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 2018. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS
THE COLDEST SINCE 2018.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 13 DAYS, AVERAGE ON THREE
DAYS, AND ABOVE AVERAGE ON 15 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE    RECORD TYPE        NEW RECORD      PREVIOUS RECORD
1ST HIGH TEMPERATURE       80 IN 2022        79 IN 1952

--THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 ON THE 1ST MARKED THE WARMEST JANUARY
TEMPERATURE IN 20 YEARS (SINCE JANUARY 31, 2002). THIS ALSO MOST
RECENTLY TIED JANUARY 31, 2002 FOR THE 4TH WARMEST TEMPERATURE ON
RECORD DURING THE MONTH. THIS ALSO MARKED ONLY THE 9TH TIME SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN IN THE CITY IN LATE 1883 WHERE TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 80
OR WARMER DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY...THE OTHER YEARS BEING 2002,
1972, 1957, 1950, 1943, 1928, 1909, AND 1907.


.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
IT WAS THE DRIEST JANUARY SINCE 2016.

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

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
IT WAS THE FOURTH JANUARY IN A ROW WITH SNOWFALL THAT WAS NOT
MEASURABLE.

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