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CDUS44 KJAN 082114  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
409 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012  
 
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 83 254 PM 93 1927 81 2 86  
MINIMUM 63 515 AM 41 1992 59 4 61  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.02 1961 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.74 1.15 0.59 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 13.37 11.15 2.22 13.60  
SINCE JAN 1 25.67 20.88 4.79 19.98  
 
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 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.9 -0.9 0.5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 26  
SINCE MAR 1 118 395 -277 294  
SINCE JUL 1 1687 2387 -700 2285  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 6 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 100 41 59 33  
SINCE MAR 1 327 149 178 242  
SINCE JAN 1 351 159 192 263    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 55 100 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 93 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 39 1917  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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 4.2 FEET. THE RIVER HAS RISEN  
0.2 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 20.6 FEET. THE RIVER HAS  
RISEN 1.6 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  
 
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX FOR JACKSON WAS 38...WHICH IS GOOD.  
 
 
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