281  
CDUS44 KJAN 120652  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
152 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 78 4:14 PM 96 1902 83 -5 80  
MINIMUM 65 4:17 AM 42 1900 61 4 62  
AVERAGE 72 72 0 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 1926 0.13 -0.13 1.34  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.56 0.46 6.92  
SINCE MAR 1 10.08 13.08 -3.00 17.01  
SINCE JAN 1 15.99 23.60 -7.61 28.95  
 
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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 10 10 4  
SINCE MAR 1 160 357 -197 189  
SINCE JUL 1 1623 2221 -598 1712  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 7 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 29 66 -37 52  
SINCE MAR 1 332 190 142 343  
SINCE JAN 1 362 203 159 381    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 96 1902  
1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1960  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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 11.9 FEET. THE RIVER ROSE  
BY 2.0 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 29.9 FEET. THE RIVER  
FELL BY 0.6 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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