377  
CDUS44 KJAN 210706  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
206 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 89 2:12 PM 97 1962 86 3 91  
MINIMUM 70 4:12 AM 40 2002 63 7 71  
AVERAGE 80 74 6 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.32 2.71 2000 0.14 0.18 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 4.52 2.74 1.78 3.18  
SINCE MAR 1 14.40 13.96 0.44 11.54  
SINCE JAN 1 22.44 24.92 -2.48 19.62  
 
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 15 10 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 99 146 -47 157  
SINCE MAR 1 324 280 44 400  
SINCE JAN 1 349 296 53 423    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 50 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1962  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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