000 CDUS44 KJAN 171019 CLITVR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 415 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ................................... ...THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM NORMAL ........................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 85 1977 68 -23 MINIMUM 41 22 1954 46 -5 AVERAGE 43 57 -14 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 3.07 1973 0.21 -0.20 MONTH TO DATE 2.32 3.28 -0.96 SINCE MAR 1 2.32 3.28 -0.96 SINCE JAN 1 11.45 14.26 -2.81 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 8 14 MONTH TO DATE 196 162 34 SINCE MAR 1 196 162 34 SINCE JUL 1 1799 2213 -414 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 SINCE MAR 1 0 4 -4 SINCE JAN 1 14 4 10 ........................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 LOWEST 76 AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 612 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 610 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$