334  
CDUS44 KJAN 170654  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 3:11 PM 94 1899 84 1 90  
1902  
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 44 1917 62 5 75  
AVERAGE 76 73 3 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 1980 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 2.23 -0.21 6.95  
SINCE MAR 1 10.08 13.75 -3.67 17.04  
SINCE JAN 1 15.99 24.27 -8.28 28.98  
 
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 11 8 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 66 105 -39 113  
SINCE MAR 1 369 229 140 404  
SINCE JAN 1 399 242 157 442    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 95 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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 7.1 FEET. THE RIVER FELL  
BY 0.3 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 25.3 FEET. THE RIVER  
FELL BY 1.1 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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