292  
CDUS44 KJAN 160703  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
203 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 84 3:24 PM 89 1972 78 6 76  
MINIMUM 55 3:29 AM 31 2008 52 3 45  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.57 1994 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 2.80 -2.10 2.31  
SINCE MAR 1 4.81 8.46 -3.65 8.36  
SINCE JAN 1 12.85 19.42 -6.57 16.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 22 59 -37 53  
SINCE MAR 1 138 296 -158 243  
SINCE JUL 1 1721 2080 -359 1880  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 37 20 70  
SINCE MAR 1 151 74 77 117  
SINCE JAN 1 176 90 86 140    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1894  
1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1950  
2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 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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