248  
CDUS44 KJAN 290639  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
139 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 82 11:14 AM 93 2025 81 1 93  
MINIMUM 68 6:11 PM 39 1978 56 12 64  
2010  
AVERAGE 75 68 7 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.76 3.96 1945 0.19 0.57 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.17 5.23 -0.06 2.31  
SINCE MAR 1 9.28 10.89 -1.61 8.36  
SINCE JAN 1 17.32 21.85 -4.53 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 40 84 -44 59  
SINCE MAR 1 156 321 -165 249  
SINCE JUL 1 1739 2105 -366 1886  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 5 5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 124 87 37 175  
SINCE MAR 1 218 124 94 222  
SINCE JAN 1 243 140 103 245    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 PM  
LOWEST 61 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 91 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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