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CDUS44 KJAN 062128  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
428 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 2:59 PM 96 1952 81 -1 76  
MINIMUM 69 5:10 AM 43 1957 59 10 62  
AVERAGE 75 70 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 2.44 1935 0.15 -0.08 1.82  
MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.88 -0.16 2.53  
SINCE MAR 1 8.78 12.40 -3.62 12.62  
SINCE JAN 1 14.69 22.92 -8.23 24.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 6 12 4  
SINCE MAR 1 158 353 -195 189  
SINCE JUL 1 1621 2217 -596 1712  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 6 4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 14 33 -19 27  
SINCE MAR 1 317 157 160 318  
SINCE JAN 1 347 170 177 356    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 94 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 44 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
AT 4 PM:  
 
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 5.6 FEET. THE RIVER  
FELL 4.1 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 29.1 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE 0.7 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 56...WHICH IS MODERATE.  
 
 
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