288  
CDUS44 KJAN 180633  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 3:50 PM 95 1899 84 1 88  
MINIMUM 68 1:24 AM 42 2011 63 5 65  
AVERAGE 77 73 4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.23 2.09 2003 0.14 0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.72 2.37 -0.65 2.81  
SINCE MAR 1 15.28 13.89 1.39 19.47  
SINCE JAN 1 27.34 24.41 2.93 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 12 8 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 152 113 39 179  
SINCE MAR 1 315 237 78 291  
SINCE JAN 1 410 250 160 315    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 94 1902  
1943  
1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........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 1 AM:  
 
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 9.5 FEET. THE RIVER ROSE 2.3  
FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 30.3 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE 0.3 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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