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CDUS44 KJAN 061339 CCA
CLIMEI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS                                  
520 AM CDT WED OCT 6 2004

...CORRECTED PRECIPITATION AMOUNT...
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...THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE                 
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM                      
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81     97    1954  82     -1                        
  MINIMUM         59     36    1987  56      3                        
  AVERAGE         70                 69      1                      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02               0.10  -0.06                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02               0.52  -0.48                    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.54               4.16  -0.61                    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.51              45.63  -2.10                    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  2     -2                       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  7     -7                       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                 13    -13                       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                 13    -13                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                  5      0                       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                 30      5                       
  SINCE SEP 1    329                361    -32                       
  SINCE JAN 1   1912               2084   -172                       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2004.......SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2004.......SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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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