CDUS44 KJAN 160703 CLIMEI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 203 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 84 3:24 PM 89 1972 78 6 76 MINIMUM 55 3:29 AM 31 2008 52 3 45 AVERAGE 70 65 5 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.57 1994 0.19 -0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.70 2.80 -2.10 2.31 SINCE MAR 1 4.81 8.46 -3.65 8.36 SINCE JAN 1 12.85 19.42 -6.57 16.44 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 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 4 MONTH TO DATE 22 59 -37 53 SINCE MAR 1 138 296 -158 243 SINCE JUL 1 1721 2080 -359 1880 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 3 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 57 37 20 70 SINCE MAR 1 151 74 77 117 SINCE JAN 1 176 90 86 140 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM LOWEST 41 3:00 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1894 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1950 2007 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 PM CDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$