000 NOUS44 KJAN 140106 CCA PNSJAN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 805 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 ...RECORD HOT TEMPERATURES AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS MONDAY... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION...AND AS A RESULT MORE RECORD BREAKING AND RECORD TYING HIGH TEMPERATURES OCCURRED MONDAY. REPORTED HIGH OBSERVATIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY RANGED FROM 100 DEGREES AT NATCHEZ...TO A RECORD SMASHING 106 DEGREES IN GREENVILLE. THE OLD RECORD AT GREENVILLE FOR AUGUST 13TH WAS 101 DEGREES IN 1954. THE GREENWOOD HIGH OF 104 MONDAY WAS THE FIFTEENTH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF 95 DEGREES OR HIGHER TEMPERATURES AT THAT SITE WITH THIRTEEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 95 OR HIGHER READINGS OBSERVED AT GREENVILLE. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO 95 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT JACKSON FOR TWELVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS...MAKING THIS THE LONGEST STRETCH FOR JACKSON SINCE 2000. IN FACT FOR JACKSON...AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2000 RECORDED 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 100 DEGREE PLUS READINGS... INCLUDING A 107 ON AUGUST 30TH. THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE HIGHS REACHING 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR JACKSON IS 12 DAYS IN A ROW DURING AUGUST OF 1902. JACKSON SAW A FOURTH DAY IN A ROW OF 100 PLUS DEGREES ON MONDAY. AGAIN...NO STATION REACHED THEIR ALL TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY...BUT GREENWOOD CAME CLOSE. THE FOLLOWING LISTS HIGHS SINCE FRIDAY FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THEIR ALL TIME RECORD HIGH READINGS. LOCATION FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY ALL TIME RECORD HIGH GREENVILLE 106# 102# 103# 106* 110 GREENWOOD 103* 101 101 104* 106 JACKSON 103* 102 103 103 107 MERIDIAN 103* 102# 102# 101 107 HATTIESBURG 97 103* 103* 102 106 VICKSBURG 101* 101# 101# 102* 106 /TALLULAH * DENOTES NEW RECORD # DENOTES RECORD TIED $$ 40