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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
425 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         77   2:59 PM  95    1899  84     -7       85
  MINIMUM         68   3:35 AM  42    2011  63      5       68
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.03          2.09 2003   0.14  -0.11     0.23
  MONTH TO DATE    3.26                      2.37   0.89     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1     22.11                     13.89   8.22    15.28
  SINCE JAN 1     36.55                     24.41  12.14    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            8                         8      0       12
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       113     56      152
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       237     88      313
  SINCE JAN 1    339                       250     89      409
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    11   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     79          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1902
                                             1943
                                             1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:53 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 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 11.3 FEET. THE RIVER ROSE 1.3
FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 39.2 FEET. THE RIVER
ROSE 1.3 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 44...WHICH IS GOOD.