489  
CDUS44 KJAN 182151  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
451 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 67 2:59 PM 90 1908 70 -3 79  
MINIMUM 34 3:14 AM 28 1902 47 -13 46  
1960  
AVERAGE 51 58 -7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.82 1951 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.15 3.24 -0.09 2.91  
SINCE MAR 1 3.15 3.24 -0.09 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 9.06 13.76 -4.70 14.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1951 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996  
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 14 8 6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 90 170 -80 104  
SINCE MAR 1 90 170 -80 104  
SINCE JUL 1 1553 2034 -481 1627  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 78 18 60 18  
SINCE MAR 1 78 18 60 18  
SINCE JAN 1 108 31 77 56    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1982  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 PM CDT  
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:05 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 8.2 FEET. THE RIVER FELL  
BY 0.7 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 32.3 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE BY 0.4 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 44...WHICH WAS GOOD.  
 

 
 
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