605  
CDUS44 KJAN 162212  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
512 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026
 
 
VALID AS OF 0500 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 101 3:32 PM 103 1951 93 8 97  
1954  
MINIMUM 75 5:39 AM 54 2004 72 3 74  
AVERAGE 88 82 6 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.79 1985 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.40 -2.40 1.46  
SINCE JUN 1 13.83 12.15 1.68 12.75  
SINCE JAN 1 41.47 38.53 2.94 37.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 23 17 6 21  
MONTH TO DATE 304 287 17 267  
SINCE JUN 1 1316 1282 34 1311  
SINCE JAN 1 1802 1700 102 1854    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 103 1952  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 54 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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