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

...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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            100   10/09/1928
 LOW              25   10/30/1917
HIGHEST           97   10/01         76      21       92  10/12
LOWEST            35   10/31         52     -17       31  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.8               75.3     3.5     78.9
AVG. MINIMUM    56.4               52.0     4.4     51.0
MEAN            67.6               63.7     3.9     64.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                1.2     1.8        3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.34   2009
 MINIMUM        0.00   1924
TOTALS          4.28               4.58   -0.30     2.02
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.15   -0.01     0.07
DAYS >= .01        8                8.7    -0.7        5
DAYS >= .10        4                                   3
DAYS >= .50        3                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.4    -0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.63   10/04 TO 10/05
 STORM TOTAL    2.12
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             T   1993
 24 HR TOTAL       T   10/30/1993 TO 10/30/1993
                       10/30/1917 TO 10/30/1917
 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

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     75                125     -50       88
 SINCE 7/1        75                134     -59       MM
COOLING TOTAL    162                 83      79       94
 SINCE 1/1      2702               2139     563       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              6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/130    DATE  10/04
                                23/010          10/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/340    DATE  10/15
                                32/360          10/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

-  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 78.8 (+3.5) WAS TIED FOR THE 37TH
HOTTEST AND WARMEST SINCE 2022.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56.4 (+4.4) WAS THE 17TH HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 67.6 (+3.9) WAS THE 22ND HOTTEST AND
WARMEST SINCE 2021.

THE MONTHLY HIGH, LOW, AND MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE WELL
ABOVE THE 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES BY AN AMOUNT OF 3 TO 4
DEGREES.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE ON 1 DAY.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON 20 DAYS.
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 10 DAYS.

.DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
RECORD HIGHS
DATE         RECORD TYPE             NEW RECORD         OLD RECORD
10/01        HIGH TEMPERATURE        97 IN 2023         96 IN 1928

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 4.28 (-0.30) WAS THE 40TH WETTEST ON
RECORD AND WETTEST SINCE 2020.

.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...
NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH.