746  
CDUS44 KJAN 172115  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
415 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 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 63 2:55 PM 88 1908 70 -7 66  
MINIMUM 57 12:49 PM 29 1931 47 10 42  
AVERAGE 60 58 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.00 2.54 1945 0.18 0.82 0.66  
MONTH TO DATE 7.08 3.06 4.02 2.57  
SINCE MAR 1 7.08 3.06 4.02 2.57  
SINCE JAN 1 21.52 13.58 7.94 14.63  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.0 -0.9 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 8 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 65 162 -97 84  
SINCE MAR 1 65 162 -97 84  
SINCE JUL 1 1687 2026 -339 1480  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 17 2 44  
SINCE MAR 1 19 17 2 44  
SINCE JAN 1 33 30 3 140    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 78 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1902  
1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
AT 4 PM:  
 
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 18.1 FEET. THE RIVER  
FELL 2.9 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 26.1 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE 1.7 FEET OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  
 
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 42...WHICH IS GOOD.  
 
 
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