000 CDUS44 KJAN 052124 CLIMEI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 425 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002 ....................................... THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 5 MAY 2002. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2001 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LOCAL) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ........................................................................... TEMPERATURE TODAY MAXIMUM 82 318 PM 94 1952 82 MINIMUM 62 656 AM 42 1997 57 AVERAGE 72 69 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.85 -0.58 SINCE 1 MAR 6.42 13.40 -6.98 SINCE 1 JAN 14.44 24.67 -10.23 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T SINCE 1 MAR T SINCE 1 JUL T ........................................................................... THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 82 94 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 57 40 1957 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 5 MAY 2002..........SUNRISE 605 AM SUNSET 738 PM 6 MAY 2002..........SUNRISE 604 AM SUNSET 739 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. * INDICATES RECORD WAS ALSO IN PREVIOUS YEARS. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.