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CDUS44 KJAN 081008
CLITVR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS                                  
502 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72     88    1948  74     -2                        
  MINIMUM         56     31    1971  50      6                        
  AVERAGE         64                 62      2                      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01   4.70 2003   0.19  -0.18                    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72               1.35   0.37                    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.48               7.75  -2.27                    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.61              18.73  -4.12                    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                  4     -3                       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                 34     -7                       
  SINCE MAR 1    315                297     18                       
  SINCE JUL 1   1918               2348   -430                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  2     -2                       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                  8      1                       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                 27      2                       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                 27     16                       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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