CDUS44 KJAN 070648 CLIJAN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 148 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 80 3:07 PM 96 1952 81 -1 76 MINIMUM 61 11:59 PM 43 1957 59 2 62 AVERAGE 71 70 1 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 2.44 1935 0.15 -0.04 1.82 MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.88 -0.12 2.53 SINCE MAR 1 8.82 12.40 -3.58 12.62 SINCE JAN 1 14.73 22.92 -8.19 24.56 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 T 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 18 6 12 4 SINCE MAR 1 158 353 -195 189 SINCE JUL 1 1621 2217 -596 1712 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 6 0 4 MONTH TO DATE 10 33 -23 27 SINCE MAR 1 313 157 156 318 SINCE JAN 1 343 170 173 356 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 8:00 AM LOWEST 85 2:00 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)82 94 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 44 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && AT 1 AM: THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 5.5 FEET. THE RIVER FELL 2.8 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 29.6 FEET. THE RIVER ROSE 0.9 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS. $$