276  
CDUS44 KJAN 180657  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
157 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 87 MM 95 1899 84 3 86  
MINIMUM 63 MM 42 2011 63 0 70  
AVERAGE 75 73 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 2.09 2003 0.14 MM 1.46  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 2.37 -0.35 8.41  
SINCE MAR 1 10.08 13.89 -3.81 18.50  
SINCE JAN 1 15.99 24.41 -8.42 30.44  
 
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 10 8 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 76 113 -37 126  
SINCE MAR 1 379 237 142 417  
SINCE JAN 1 409 250 159 455    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 94 1902  
1943  
1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
MAY 19 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 6.1 FEET. THE RIVER  
FELL BY 1.0 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 24.6 FEET. THE RIVER  
FELL BY 0.7 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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