288  
CDUS44 KJAN 172125  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
425 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 74 1:58 PM 93 1957 86 -12 85  
1962  
MINIMUM 67 6:46 AM 43 2011 62 5 67  
AVERAGE 71 74 -3 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.57 2.60 1980 0.13 1.44 0.62  
MONTH TO DATE 3.99 2.34 1.65 3.55  
SINCE MAR 1 18.17 13.56 4.61 14.91  
SINCE JAN 1 29.20 24.52 4.68 31.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 6 9 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 156 118 38 141  
SINCE MAR 1 273 252 21 288  
SINCE JAN 1 287 268 19 364    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 81 2:00 AM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1951  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 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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