277  
CDUS44 KJAN 180657  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
157 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 88 MM 93 1957 86 2 82  
1962  
MINIMUM 56 MM 43 2011 62 -6 72  
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1951  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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