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CDUS44 KJAN 160645
CLIMEI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
145 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 83 2:32 PM 88 1982 71 12 77
MINIMUM 53 5:18 AM 20 1988 46 7 59
AVERAGE 68 58 10 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.09 3.55 1956 0.18 -0.09 2.01
MONTH TO DATE 3.64 2.94 0.70 4.23
SINCE MAR 1 3.64 2.94 0.70 4.23
SINCE JAN 1 11.68 13.90 -2.22 12.31
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.5 -0.5 T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0
MONTH TO DATE 35 137 -102 113
SINCE MAR 1 35 137 -102 113
SINCE JUL 1 1618 1921 -303 1750
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 3
MONTH TO DATE 56 15 41 14
SINCE MAR 1 56 15 41 14
SINCE JAN 1 81 31 50 37
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 9:00 AM
LOWEST 49 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 87 1945
1982
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 23 1988
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 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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