229  
CDUS44 KJAN 172121  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
421 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 52 2:24 PM 88 1908 70 -18 72  
MINIMUM 27R 6:26 AM 29 1931 47 -20 36  
AVERAGE 40 58 -18 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.54 1945 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.15 3.06 0.09 2.91  
SINCE MAR 1 3.15 3.06 0.09 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 9.06 13.58 -4.52 14.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 8 17 11  
MONTH TO DATE 76 162 -86 102  
SINCE MAR 1 76 162 -86 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1539 2026 -487 1625  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 78 17 61 18  
SINCE MAR 1 78 17 61 18  
SINCE JAN 1 108 30 78 56    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 19 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1902  
1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 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 8.9 FEET. THE RIVER FELL  
BY 1.0 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 31.9 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE BY 1.8 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 44...WHICH WAS GOO  
 

 
 
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