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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
415 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         88   2:58 PM  94    1902  84      4       87
                                      1943
                                      1951
  MINIMUM         66   4:55 AM  44    2011  63      3       67
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.64 1989   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.26                      2.50   0.76     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1     22.11                     14.02   8.09    15.28
  SINCE JAN 1     36.55                     24.54  12.01    27.34

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.0   -0.9       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        5
  SINCE MAR 1    215                       357   -142      238
  SINCE JUL 1   1837                      2221   -384     1634

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         9      3       12
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       122     59      164
  SINCE MAR 1    337                       246     91      325
  SINCE JAN 1    351                       259     92      421
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1976
                                             2007


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM CDT


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

&&

AT 4 PM:

THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 5.9 FEET. THE RIVER FELL 5.4
FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 39.6 FEET. THE RIVER
ROSE 0.4 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 47...WHICH IS GOOD.


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