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August 2008 in Jackson: Cooler than Average with Near Average Rainfall

CLIMATE REPORT
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
6:15 PM CDT SEP 1 2008

…AUGUST 2008 – COOLER THAN AVERAGE; NEAR AVERAGE RAINFALL…

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST 2008 IN JACKSON, TN AT THE

MCKELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 77.4 DEG. THIS WAS 1.4 DEGREE

BELOW AVERAGE.  THE AVERAGE HIGH WAS 88.2 DEG.  THE AVERAGE LOW

TEMPERATURE WAS 66.6 DEG.

JACKSON’S HIGHEST TEMPERATURE AT THE JACKSON AIRPORT WAS 98 DEG,

RECORDED ON THE 2ND.  THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF 57 DEG WAS RECORDED ON

THE 9TH.

PRECIPITATION TOTALED 2.95 INCHES WHICH WAS A MERE 0.07″ ABOVE

AVERAGE. MOST OF THAT TOTAL FELL IN ONE DAY WHEN 2.10 INCHES WAS

RECORDED ON THE 7TH.

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 29 MPH ON THE 7TH.
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DATA FROM THE NORTH JACKSON CLIMATOLOGICAL STATION

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 77.7 DEG
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 89.2 DEG
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 68.3 DEG

RAINFALL TOTALED 2.40 INCHES.
THE GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 2.14 INCHES ON THE 7TH.

THE HIGHEST WIND MEASURED WAS 34 MPH ON THE 25TH.

Gustav Rainfall Prog This Week; Hanna 4th Hurricane of Season

Below is a graphic of the forecasted rainfall amounts currently being forecast for the next 5 days.  The amounts and placement of those amounts indicated on the graphic are both contingent upon the eventual path of the remnants of Gustav and its interaction with a frontal boundary that will be pressing into the Mid-MS Valley.

130 PM AST MON SEP 01 2008

…HANNA BECOMES THE FOURTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON…

AT 130 PM AST…1730 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUEDBY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 130 PM AST…1730Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 72.6 WEST…OR VERY NEAR MAYAGUANA ISLAND IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH…7 KM/HR. A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…HANNA WILL BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH…120 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HANNA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.