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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
224 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE HATTIESBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              84   12/02/2007
                        12/07/1951
 LOW                4   12/23/1989
HIGHEST            79   12/03        MM      MM       78  12/05
LOWEST             27   12/22        MM      MM       26  12/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.0              61.8     5.2     63.6
AVG. MINIMUM     43.5              39.6     3.9     41.8
MEAN             55.3              50.7     4.6     52.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      7               8.3    -1.3        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           6.68              4.91    1.77     4.42
DAILY AVG.       0.22              0.16    0.06     0.14
DAYS >= .01        11                MM      MM       12
DAYS >= .10         8                MM      MM        7
DAYS >= .50         5                MM      MM        4
DAYS >= 1.00        3                MM      MM        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.10   12/28 TO 12/28              1.57

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     317               457    -140      380
 SINCE 7/1        702               785     -83      744
COOLING TOTAL      19                13       6        6
 SINCE 1/1       2733              2403     330     2770
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/290    DATE  12/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/280    DATE  12/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
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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