584  
CDUS44 KJAN 172131  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
431 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 1:32 PM 93 1957 86 -7 74  
1962  
MINIMUM 72 10:22 AM 43 2011 62 10 67  
AVERAGE 76 74 2 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 2.60 1980 0.13 -0.02 1.60  
MONTH TO DATE 1.06 2.34 -1.28 4.02  
SINCE MAR 1 9.42 13.56 -4.14 18.20  
SINCE JAN 1 17.50 24.52 -7.02 29.23  
 
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 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 7 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 255 329 -74 246  
SINCE JUL 1 1892 2113 -221 1963  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 9 2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 109 118 -9 156  
SINCE MAR 1 352 252 100 273  
SINCE JAN 1 375 268 107 287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 2:00 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1951  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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