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CDUS44 KJAN 030847
CLIJAN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
344 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         71    306 PM  94    1902  80     -9       85
  MINIMUM         63    514 AM  40    1909  57      6       67
  AVERAGE         67                        68     -1       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.66 1950   0.14   0.10     1.30
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      0.28   1.17     1.30
  SINCE MAR 1     11.78                     10.28   1.50    12.93
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     20.01   9.21    25.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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      T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       0.8    0.9       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1    506                       389    117      118
  SINCE JUL 1   2257                      2381   -124     1687

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3       11
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5       22
  SINCE MAR 1     98                       117    -19      249
  SINCE JAN 1    112                       127    -15      273
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     73           300 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT


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

&&

AT 4 AM:

THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 23.5 FEET. THE RIVER HAS RISEN
2.7 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 40.6 FEET. THE RIVER
HAS RISEN 0.5 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.


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