963  
CDUS44 KJAN 182117  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
417 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 2:59 PM 95 1951 86 4 86  
2022  
MINIMUM 63 5:14 AM 39 2011 62 1 72  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.03 1952 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.20 2.47 1.73 2.96  
SINCE MAR 1 14.08 13.69 0.39 11.32  
SINCE JAN 1 22.12 24.65 -2.53 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 12 9 3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 70 127 -57 127  
SINCE MAR 1 295 261 34 370  
SINCE JAN 1 320 277 43 393    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 1976  
 
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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