995  
CDUS44 KJAN 162217  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
517 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026  
 
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 84 3:59 PM 94 1962 85 -1 91  
MINIMUM 62 4:38 AM 45 1973 61 1 72  
AVERAGE 73 73 0 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.22 2007 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.20 2.21 1.99 2.84  
SINCE MAR 1 14.08 13.43 0.65 11.20  
SINCE JAN 1 22.12 24.39 -2.27 19.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 7 17 6  
SINCE MAR 1 181 329 -148 255  
SINCE JUL 1 1764 2113 -349 1892  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 9 -1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 51 109 -58 101  
SINCE MAR 1 276 243 33 344  
SINCE JAN 1 301 259 42 367    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 1957  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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