298  
CDUS44 KJAN 010636  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 3:50 PM 93 1943 80 -12 85  
MINIMUM 59 11:59 PM 38 1965 57 2 66  
AVERAGE 64 68 -4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.39 2.19 1940 0.15 0.24 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 5.84 -0.98 6.06  
SINCE MAR 1 8.06 11.52 -3.46 10.09  
SINCE JAN 1 13.97 22.04 -8.07 22.03  
 
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 T 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 93 -58 48  
SINCE MAR 1 140 346 -206 185  
SINCE JUL 1 1603 2210 -607 1708  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 173 91 82 223  
SINCE MAR 1 303 124 179 291  
SINCE JAN 1 333 137 196 329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 73 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1899  
1902  
1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
AT 1 AM:  
 
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 11.6 FEET. THE RIVER FELL 0.6  
FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 27.8 FEET. THE RIVER  
REMAINED STEADY OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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