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Pine Ridge Weather Records (USC00035760)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pine Ridge (USC00035760), Arkansas, United States, with 100 years of record.

Key Facts for Pine Ridge

  • Pine Ridge (USC00035760) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 34.58 latitude and -93.90 longitude, 256 m (841 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1925 to 2024, 100 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Pine Ridge still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Pine Ridge set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 26 March 2024.

About the Station

  • Location: Arkansas, United States, 34.58 latitude, -93.90 longitude.
  • Elevation: 256 m (841 ft).
  • Period of record: 1925 to 2024, 100 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Pine Ridge, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pine Ridge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pine Ridge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Pine Ridge, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Pine Ridge by the year they were set 0 records at Pine Ridge still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Pine Ridge still stand.
Standing records at Pine Ridge by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Pine Ridge set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Pine Ridge between 10 December 1971 and 26 December 2012. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth10 December 1971: Record daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)3 December 1982: Record daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)7 January 1988: Record daily snowfall 27.4 cm (10.8 in)28 January 2000: Record daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)26 December 2012: Record snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)1980199020002010
5 all-time records were set at Pine Ridge between 10 December 1971 and 26 December 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Pine Ridge set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1971-12-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1982-12-03Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1988-01-07Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 27.4 cm (10.8 in)
2000-01-28Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
2012-12-26Record snow depthRecord snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 215.9 mm (8.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pine Ridge The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pine Ridge. The most was 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 3 December 1982. 0100200300 Jan: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 30 January 1969 Jan Feb: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 21 February 1945 Feb Mar: 158.8 mm (6.3 in), 28 March 1977 Mar Apr: 205.0 mm (8.1 in), 16 April 1939 Apr May: 151.9 mm (6.0 in), 31 May 2013 May Jun: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 18 June 1985 Jun Jul: 147.3 mm (5.8 in), 16 July 1928 Jul Aug: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 11 August 2008 Aug Sep: 200.4 mm (7.9 in), 9 September 2001 Sep Oct: 167.4 mm (6.6 in), 31 October 1972 Oct Nov: 134.9 mm (5.3 in), 25 November 1952 Nov Dec: 215.9 mm (8.5 in), 3 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pine Ridge. The most was 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 3 December 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pine Ridge
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan108.0 mm (4.3 in)30 January 1969
Feb101.6 mm (4.0 in)21 February 1945
Mar158.8 mm (6.3 in)28 March 1977
Apr205.0 mm (8.1 in)16 April 1939
May151.9 mm (6.0 in)31 May 2013
Jun108.0 mm (4.3 in)18 June 1985
Jul147.3 mm (5.8 in)16 July 1928
Aug121.9 mm (4.8 in)11 August 2008
Sep200.4 mm (7.9 in)9 September 2001
Oct167.4 mm (6.6 in)31 October 1972
Nov134.9 mm (5.3 in)25 November 1952
Dec215.9 mm (8.5 in)3 December 1982

Latest Records

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Latest records at Pine Ridge
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 March 2024Pine Ridge, USdaily rain55.1 mm (2.2 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)90 years39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2024Pine Ridge, USdaily rain69.3 mm (2.7 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)23 years39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2024Pine Ridge, USdaily snow depth (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie10 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2024Pine Ridge, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)94 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2024Pine Ridge, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2024Pine Ridge, USdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)93 years49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2023Pine Ridge, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2023Pine Ridge, USdaily rain104.1 mm (4.1 in)54.3 mm (2.1 in)36 years56 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2023Pine Ridge, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)62 years33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2023Pine Ridge, USdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)49 years29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2023Pine Ridge, USdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)52 years24 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily rain94.2 mm (3.7 in)30.2 mm (1.2 in)15 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)30.8 mm (1.2 in)69 years46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)96 years49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily snow depth (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)83 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2022Pine Ridge, USdaily snow depth (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2021Pine Ridge, USdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2021Pine Ridge, USdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Pine Ridge: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)215.9 mm (8.5 in)198291.4 mm (3.6 in)100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)322.5 mm (12.7 in)1971140.0 mm (5.5 in)100
Longest dry spell (CDD)54 days196322 days100

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pine Ridge by year The wettest day of the year at Pine Ridge, 1925 to 2024. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.4 mm (3.6 in). 05010015020025019401960198020002020Record: 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1982
The wettest day of the year at Pine Ridge, 1925 to 2024. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.4 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pine Ridge by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192592.7 mm (3.6 in)
192695.5 mm (3.8 in)
1927133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1928147.3 mm (5.8 in)
192989.9 mm (3.5 in)
193072.4 mm (2.9 in)
193149.3 mm (1.9 in)
193298.8 mm (3.9 in)
193369.6 mm (2.7 in)
193461.0 mm (2.4 in)
193596.8 mm (3.8 in)
193685.9 mm (3.4 in)
193770.1 mm (2.8 in)
193899.6 mm (3.9 in)
1939205.0 mm (8.1 in)
194072.4 mm (2.9 in)
194187.6 mm (3.4 in)
194288.1 mm (3.5 in)
194361.2 mm (2.4 in)
194469.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194677.7 mm (3.1 in)
194763.8 mm (2.5 in)
194867.3 mm (2.6 in)
194986.9 mm (3.4 in)
195091.9 mm (3.6 in)
195168.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952134.9 mm (5.3 in)
195384.1 mm (3.3 in)
195493.2 mm (3.7 in)
195576.2 mm (3.0 in)
195661.7 mm (2.4 in)
195774.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958104.9 mm (4.1 in)
195985.9 mm (3.4 in)
1960125.7 mm (4.9 in)
196167.6 mm (2.7 in)
196247.5 mm (1.9 in)
196356.1 mm (2.2 in)
196488.9 mm (3.5 in)
1965135.4 mm (5.3 in)
196690.9 mm (3.6 in)
196783.8 mm (3.3 in)
196886.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1971207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1972167.4 mm (6.6 in)
197382.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974104.1 mm (4.1 in)
197599.1 mm (3.9 in)
197655.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1978106.7 mm (4.2 in)
197957.2 mm (2.3 in)
198076.2 mm (3.0 in)
198178.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982215.9 mm (8.5 in)
198374.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985128.5 mm (5.1 in)
198683.8 mm (3.3 in)
198787.1 mm (3.4 in)
198878.7 mm (3.1 in)
198985.6 mm (3.4 in)
1990128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1991106.7 mm (4.2 in)
199295.3 mm (3.8 in)
1993112.0 mm (4.4 in)
199493.5 mm (3.7 in)
199579.8 mm (3.1 in)
199681.8 mm (3.2 in)
199773.2 mm (2.9 in)
1998151.9 mm (6.0 in)
199959.4 mm (2.3 in)
200095.3 mm (3.8 in)
2001200.4 mm (7.9 in)
200270.6 mm (2.8 in)
2003111.5 mm (4.4 in)
200494.0 mm (3.7 in)
200598.3 mm (3.9 in)
2006103.9 mm (4.1 in)
200774.2 mm (2.9 in)
2008133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2009117.6 mm (4.6 in)
201091.9 mm (3.6 in)
2011109.5 mm (4.3 in)
201259.4 mm (2.3 in)
2013151.9 mm (6.0 in)
201496.5 mm (3.8 in)
2015150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2016123.7 mm (4.9 in)
201786.9 mm (3.4 in)
201892.7 mm (3.6 in)
201989.9 mm (3.5 in)
2020102.1 mm (4.0 in)
202166.3 mm (2.6 in)
202294.2 mm (3.7 in)
2023104.1 mm (4.1 in)
202469.3 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pine Ridge by year The wettest five days of the year at Pine Ridge, 1925 to 2024. The record is 322.5 mm (12.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 140.0 mm (5.5 in). 010020030040019401960198020002020Record: 322.5 mm (12.7 in) in 1971
The wettest five days of the year at Pine Ridge, 1925 to 2024. The record is 322.5 mm (12.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 140.0 mm (5.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pine Ridge by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1925132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1926153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1927231.9 mm (9.1 in)
1928168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1929133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1930140.2 mm (5.5 in)
193177.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932127.7 mm (5.0 in)
193398.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1936101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1937137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1938196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1939223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1940116.6 mm (4.6 in)
194174.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942143.3 mm (5.6 in)
194373.0 mm (2.9 in)
1944134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1945202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1946178.7 mm (7.0 in)
194788.4 mm (3.5 in)
1948118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1949192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1950162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1951126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1952151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1953136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1954154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1955104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1956146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1957134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1958171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1959137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1960223.2 mm (8.8 in)
1961107.4 mm (4.2 in)
196291.2 mm (3.6 in)
196369.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1965135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1966208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1967101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1968174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1969262.1 mm (10.3 in)
1970151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1971322.5 mm (12.7 in)
1972257.2 mm (10.1 in)
1973179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1974157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1975141.6 mm (5.6 in)
197697.3 mm (3.8 in)
1977204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1978156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1979116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1980131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1981134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1982228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1983138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1984159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1985158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1986139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1987165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1988143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1989127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1990168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1991211.7 mm (8.3 in)
1992139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1993168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1994113.1 mm (4.5 in)
199599.1 mm (3.9 in)
1996157.5 mm (6.2 in)
199797.0 mm (3.8 in)
1998224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1999117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2000136.5 mm (5.4 in)
2001208.0 mm (8.2 in)
200286.9 mm (3.4 in)
2003127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2004157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2005109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2006149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2007121.7 mm (4.8 in)
2008187.9 mm (7.4 in)
2009300.2 mm (11.8 in)
2010107.6 mm (4.2 in)
2011197.6 mm (7.8 in)
2012100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2013124.9 mm (4.9 in)
2014152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2015209.5 mm (8.2 in)
2016194.8 mm (7.7 in)
2017142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2018231.1 mm (9.1 in)
2019135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2020210.9 mm (8.3 in)
2021120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2022107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2023108.7 mm (4.3 in)
202496.0 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pine Ridge by year The longest dry spell of the year at Pine Ridge, 1925 to 2024. The record is 54 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 10203040506019401960198020002020Record: 54 days in 1963
The longest dry spell of the year at Pine Ridge, 1925 to 2024. The record is 54 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pine Ridge by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192528 days
192626 days
192725 days
192839 days
192942 days
193026 days
193138 days
193221 days
193316 days
193424 days
193520 days
193633 days
193726 days
193834 days
193923 days
194020 days
194118 days
194217 days
194340 days
194423 days
194516 days
194618 days
194725 days
194819 days
194919 days
195025 days
195123 days
195227 days
195330 days
195425 days
195527 days
195617 days
195715 days
195821 days
195928 days
196023 days
196118 days
196223 days
196354 days
196422 days
196535 days
196625 days
196720 days
196822 days
196925 days
197017 days
197119 days
197219 days
197314 days
197417 days
197522 days
197619 days
197716 days
197821 days
197924 days
198031 days
198127 days
198219 days
198324 days
198422 days
198516 days
198623 days
198727 days
198815 days
198915 days
199018 days
199120 days
199234 days
199324 days
199414 days
199536 days
199622 days
199717 days
199829 days
199921 days
200022 days
200121 days
200216 days
200321 days
200418 days
200524 days
200623 days
200731 days
200820 days
200920 days
201023 days
201121 days
201220 days
201319 days
201421 days
201524 days
201630 days
201734 days
201817 days
201919 days
202021 days
202117 days
202220 days
202324 days
202417 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

91 years, 1927 to 2022

A day with at least 89.8 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 211.6 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pine Ridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years89.8 mm (3.5 in)
5 years117.2 mm (4.6 in)
10 years137.2 mm (5.4 in)
25 years165.0 mm (6.5 in)
50 years187.5 mm (7.4 in)
100 years211.6 mm (8.3 in)Longer than the 91 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 91 years of values from 1927 to 2022.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1982; 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1971; 200.4 mm (7.9 in) in 2001.

Download the Data

  • Data for Pine Ridge standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Pine Ridge threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).