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CDUS44 KJAN 060640  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
140 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 80 12:48 PM 96 1952 81 -1 78  
MINIMUM 57 3:35 AM 44 1954 59 -2 48  
1957  
1978  
AVERAGE 69 70 -1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.24 1908 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.65 0.73 -0.08 0.71  
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 12.25 -3.54 10.80  
SINCE JAN 1 14.62 22.77 -8.15 22.74  
 
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 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 18 5 13 4  
SINCE MAR 1 158 352 -194 189  
SINCE JUL 1 1621 2216 -595 1712  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 27 -23 23  
SINCE MAR 1 307 151 156 314  
SINCE JAN 1 337 164 173 352    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 60 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1957  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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 8.3 FEET. THE RIVER FELL 2.7  
FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 28.7 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE 0.6 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
 
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