330  
CDUS44 KJAN 162118  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
418 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 71 2:59 PM 87 1945 71 0 76  
1982  
MINIMUM 55 4:10 AM 23 1988 46 9 36  
AVERAGE 63 59 4 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.48 2021 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.03 3.12 3.91 1.25  
SINCE MAR 1 7.03 3.12 3.91 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 18.06 14.08 3.98 17.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 2 8 -6 9  
MONTH TO DATE 77 145 -68 89  
SINCE MAR 1 77 145 -68 89  
SINCE JUL 1 1794 1929 -135 1560  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 16 -12 35  
SINCE MAR 1 4 16 -12 35  
SINCE JAN 1 18 32 -14 111    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 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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