331  
CDUS44 KJAN 070648  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
148 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 76 5:21 PM 94 1952 83 -7 73  
MINIMUM 66 11:59 PM 40 1945 58 8 MM  
1957  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 MM  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.86 3.12 1935 0.15 1.71 1.17  
MONTH TO DATE 2.57 0.90 1.67 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 12.45 12.12 0.33 9.53  
SINCE JAN 1 20.49 23.08 -2.59 17.61  
 
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 MM  
MONTH TO DATE 20 6 14 6  
SINCE MAR 1 177 328 -151 255  
SINCE JUL 1 1760 2112 -352 1892  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 6 0 MM  
MONTH TO DATE 7 34 -27 21  
SINCE MAR 1 232 168 64 264  
SINCE JAN 1 257 184 73 287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 87 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 92 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 40 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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