512  
CDUS44 KJAN 072347  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
647 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026  
 
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 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 70 3:08 PM 92 1952 83 -13 75  
MINIMUM 58 6:08 AM 40 1944 59 -1 61  
AVERAGE 64 71 -7 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.20 2003 0.14 -0.13 0.72  
MONTH TO DATE 2.58 1.04 1.54 1.89  
SINCE MAR 1 12.46 12.26 0.20 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 20.50 23.22 -2.72 18.33  
 
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 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 7 14 6  
SINCE MAR 1 178 329 -151 255  
SINCE JUL 1 1761 2113 -352 1892  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 7 40 -33 24  
SINCE MAR 1 232 174 58 267  
SINCE JAN 1 257 190 67 290    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 92 1952  
1955  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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