607  
CDUS44 KJAN 172115  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
415 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 61 12:26 AM 87 1963 72 -11 65  
MINIMUM 55 12:39 PM 27 1988 46 9 41  
AVERAGE 58 59 -1 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.64 1.81 1980 0.18 1.46 0.69  
MONTH TO DATE 8.67 3.30 5.37 1.94  
SINCE MAR 1 8.67 3.30 5.37 1.94  
SINCE JAN 1 19.70 14.26 5.44 18.19  
 
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 7 7 0 12  
MONTH TO DATE 84 152 -68 101  
SINCE MAR 1 84 152 -68 101  
SINCE JUL 1 1801 1936 -135 1572  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 17 -13 35  
SINCE MAR 1 4 17 -13 35  
SINCE JAN 1 18 33 -15 111    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
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 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 89 5:00 AM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1908  
1982  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 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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