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CDUS44 KJAN 060936  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
431 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012  
 
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 91 310 PM 96 1952 80 11 72  
MINIMUM 70 1151 PM 44 1978 58 12 46  
1957  
1954  
AVERAGE 81 69 12 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.24 1908 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 0.70 0.60 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 12.93 10.70 2.23 13.60  
SINCE JAN 1 25.23 20.43 4.80 19.98  
 
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 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.9 -0.9 0.5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 25  
SINCE MAR 1 118 392 -274 293  
SINCE JUL 1 1687 2384 -697 2284  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 5 11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 24 42 20  
SINCE MAR 1 293 132 161 229  
SINCE JAN 1 317 142 175 250    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 44 200 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1957  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2012...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2012...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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 4.1 FEET. THE RIVER HAS FALLEN 0.1  
FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 16.9 FEET. THE RIVER HAS  
RISEN 1.0 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  
 
 
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