856  
CDUS44 KJAN 182127  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
427 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 85 2:52 PM 95 1951 86 -1 95  
2022  
MINIMUM 66 6:43 AM 39 2011 62 4 64  
AVERAGE 76 74 2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.03 1952 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.55 2.47 1.08 0.45  
SINCE MAR 1 14.91 13.69 1.22 14.00  
SINCE JAN 1 31.16 24.65 6.51 23.14  
 
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 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 11 9 2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 152 127 25 209  
SINCE MAR 1 299 261 38 330  
SINCE JAN 1 374 277 97 359    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 1976  
 
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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