112  
CDUS44 KJAN 182115  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
415 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 84 2:58 PM 95 1951 86 -2 85  
2022  
MINIMUM 68 5:50 AM 39 2011 62 6 66  
AVERAGE 76 74 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.03 1952 0.13 -0.13 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 4.02 2.47 1.55 3.73  
SINCE MAR 1 18.20 13.69 4.51 15.09  
SINCE JAN 1 29.23 24.65 4.58 31.34  
 
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 11 9 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 167 127 40 152  
SINCE MAR 1 284 261 23 299  
SINCE JAN 1 298 277 21 375    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 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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