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CDUS44 KJAN 172121
CLIMEI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
421 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 53 2:59 PM 87 1963 72 -19 71
MINIMUM 29 6:24 AM 27 1988 46 -17 34
AVERAGE 41 59 -18 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.81 1980 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.05 3.30 0.75 4.23
SINCE MAR 1 4.05 3.30 0.75 4.23
SINCE JAN 1 12.09 14.26 -2.17 12.31
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 24 7 17 12
MONTH TO DATE 77 152 -75 137
SINCE MAR 1 77 152 -75 137
SINCE JUL 1 1660 1936 -276 1774
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 56 17 39 14
SINCE MAR 1 56 17 39 14
SINCE JAN 1 81 33 48 37
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 3:00 AM
LOWEST 20 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1908
1982
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1892
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 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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