LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		49		51		58		65		72		79		81		81		77		67		56		50

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		78		60		62		71		78		84		91		92		93		89		80		69		62

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54		39		40		46		53		61		68		70		70		65		54		43		39

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		84		85		90		94		99		106		106		105		105		98		89		84

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		7		7		8		19		27		36		45		53		53		42		23		16		11

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98.1		---		---		---		0.7		10		21.4		24.7		25.9		13.5		1.9		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47.1		11.2		6.3		5.2		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		8.6		13.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		57.6		5.2		5.4		6.5		5.5		4.6		4.3		6.5		4.2		3.7		2.5		3.8		5.6

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88.5		8.8		9		7.6		7.3		7.1		7.1		9.1		7		5.9		4.4		6		9.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 58

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.4		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74		78		75		69		70		70		76		79		74		77		76		71		77

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		45		45		45		50		61		69		71		70		66		57		42		39

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1797		480.5		395.5		201.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		270		449.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2112		---		---		---		15		232.5		435		496		511.5		360		62		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5809.3		---		28.3		263.5		465		697.5		885		961		976.5		810		527		180		15.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.2		14.7		14.4		13.7		12.7		11.8		11		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.5		5.9		6		5.8		5.4		4.8		4		3		2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1.1		1.3		1.7		2		2.3		2.4		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.3		1.1		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.5		4.1		4.8		5.4		5.4		5.3		5.2		5.2		5.1		5		4.1		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.5		3.9		4.4		5.3		5.4		5.3		5.1		4.9		5		5.1		4.3		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.5		5.9		6		5.8		5.4		4.8		4		3		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.2		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.2		5.4		5.9		6.2		6.2		5.9		5.9		5.8		5.6		6.4		5.2		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.6		5.9		6.4		7		7		6.5		6.4		6.1		5.9		7.3		6.1		5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2		2.6		3.5		4.3		4.3		5.3		5		4.8		3.9		3		2		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		1		1.1		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.2		2		1.7		1		0.9		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.5		3		3.7		4.2		4		4.7		4.5		4.6		4		3.4		2.4		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		2.1		2.4		2.9		3.3		2.8		4.1		3.7		3.9		3.3		2.7		1.9		2.3