183  
CDUS44 KJAN 150656  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
156 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 2:41 PM 86 2019 71 9 58  
MINIMUM 54 6:08 AM 17 1993 46 8 32  
AVERAGE 67 58 9 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 2.60 1964 0.19 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.61 2.76 3.85 1.25  
SINCE MAR 1 6.61 2.76 3.85 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.64 13.72 3.92 17.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 20  
MONTH TO DATE 75 129 -54 63  
SINCE MAR 1 75 129 -54 63  
SINCE JUL 1 1792 1913 -121 1534  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 14 -11 35  
SINCE MAR 1 3 14 -11 35  
SINCE JAN 1 17 30 -13 111    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
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  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 88 1982  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 20 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:03 PM CDT  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 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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