745  
CDUS44 KJAN 170710  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
210 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 87 3:22 PM 94 1962 85 2 89  
MINIMUM 60 5:30 AM 45 1973 61 -1 69  
AVERAGE 74 73 1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.14 2.22 2007 0.13 0.01 0.40  
MONTH TO DATE 2.42 2.21 0.21 2.93  
SINCE MAR 1 16.60 13.43 3.17 14.29  
SINCE JAN 1 27.63 24.39 3.24 30.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 8  
SINCE MAR 1 246 329 -83 274  
SINCE JUL 1 1963 2113 -150 1745  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 9 0 14  
MONTH TO DATE 150 109 41 130  
SINCE MAR 1 267 243 24 277  
SINCE JAN 1 281 259 22 353    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 1957  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........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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