547  
CDUS44 KJAN 170659  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
159 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 90 2:46 PM 94 1899 84 6 88  
1902  
MINIMUM 68 11:59 PM 44 1917 62 6 64  
AVERAGE 79 73 6 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.95 1980 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 2.23 -0.74 2.81  
SINCE MAR 1 15.05 13.75 1.30 19.47  
SINCE JAN 1 27.11 24.27 2.84 24.52  
 
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 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 10 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 238 357 -119 331  
SINCE JUL 1 1622 2221 -599 1973  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 8 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 140 105 35 167  
SINCE MAR 1 303 229 74 279  
SINCE JAN 1 398 242 156 303    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 95 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
AT 2 AM:  
 
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 7.2 FEET. THE RIVER FELL 3.2  
FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 30.0 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE 0.4 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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