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Mississippi Weather and Climate /
From Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi River floods of 1927 and 2011, and from a high temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of -19, Mississippi has seen its share of weather extremes. In fact, Mississippi's rainfall can be described in terms of "feast or famine." Even duri...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2012.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. INTRODUCTION; Understanding Mississippi's Weather and Climate; 2. THE CLIMATE OF MISSISSIPPI; Latitude; The Gulf of Mexico; The North American Landmass; Topography of Mississippi; Climate Type; Year-to-Year Variation; Seasonal Variation; Mississippi Climate Summary; The Warm Season; The Cold Season; Temperature; Precipitation; Floods; Severe Storms; 3. TEMPERATURE; Apparent Temperature: How Hot or Cold Does It Feel?; Heating and Cooling Degree Days; Putting Daily Temperature Observations into the Climate Perspective.