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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS                                  
608 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2002

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...THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE                 
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM                      
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         93    103    1954  93      0                        
  MINIMUM         70     60    1999  70      0                        
  AVERAGE         82                 82      0                      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10               0.10   0.00                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78               1.86  -1.08                    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.93              11.30  -3.37                    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.05              39.99 -15.94                    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0                       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0                       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                  0      0                       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                  0      0                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                 16      1                       
  MONTH TO DATE  254                265    -11                       
  SINCE JUN 1   1158               1174    -16                       
  SINCE JAN 1   1612               1493    119                       
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       102      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        60      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2002........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2002........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.