289  
CDUS44 KJAN 180633  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 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 12:18 PM 93 1957 86 -1 91  
1962  
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 43 2011 62 5 66  
AVERAGE 76 74 2 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.62 2.60 1980 0.13 0.49 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.55 2.34 1.21 0.45  
SINCE MAR 1 14.91 13.56 1.35 14.00  
SINCE JAN 1 31.16 24.52 6.64 23.14  
 
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 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 7 1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 274 329 -55 298  
SINCE JUL 1 1731 2113 -382 1874  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 9 2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 141 118 23 194  
SINCE MAR 1 288 252 36 315  
SINCE JAN 1 363 268 95 344    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1951  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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