000 CDUS44 KJAN 171200 CLITVR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 600 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 46 80 1975 57 -11 MINIMUM 28 14 1955 37 -9 AVERAGE 37 47 -10 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.83 1967 0.19 -0.19 MONTH TO DATE 3.55 3.04 0.51 SINCE DEC 1 3.55 3.04 0.51 SINCE JAN 1 34.19 60.47 -26.28 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 18 10 MONTH TO DATE 329 266 63 SINCE DEC 1 329 266 63 SINCE JUL 1 738 675 63 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 SINCE DEC 1 2 0 2 SINCE JAN 1 2329 2209 120 ........................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 LOWEST 37 AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE VICKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 79 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 17 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 501 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$