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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS                                  
600 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         82     92    1952  81      1                        
  MINIMUM         51     45    1957  59     -8                        
  AVERAGE         67                 70     -3                      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00   3.20 1978   0.19  -0.19                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02               1.33  -1.31                    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.07              13.25  -4.18                    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.20              24.23  -6.03                    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  1     -1                       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                  7     25                       
  SINCE MAR 1    405                370     35                       
  SINCE JUL 1   2008               2421   -413                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                  6     -4                       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                 37    -35                       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                131    -57                       
  SINCE JAN 1     88                131    -43                       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     36                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        91      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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