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CDUS44 KJAN 172128
CLIMEI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
428 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 88 1:47 PM 93 1957 86 2 82
1962
MINIMUM 56 5:18 AM 43 2011 62 -6 72
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1980 0.13 -0.13 0.12
MONTH TO DATE 4.20 2.34 1.86 2.96
SINCE MAR 1 14.08 13.56 0.52 11.32
SINCE JAN 1 22.12 24.52 -2.40 19.40
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 7 9 -2 12
MONTH TO DATE 58 118 -60 113
SINCE MAR 1 283 252 31 356
SINCE JAN 1 308 268 40 379
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 49 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1951
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 2011
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 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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