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Climate normals are currently calculated every 10 years by the NCEI and are based upon an average of 30 years of climate data. Additional information can by found on the NCEI website at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/


Jackson Normals

Average Temperature

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
47.0 50.9 57.9 64.9 72.9 79.6 82.1 81.8 76.9 66.2 55.4 49.1 65.4
'81-'10
Normals
45.7 49.5 56.9 64.1 72.3 79.0 81.6 81.3 75.6 65.1 55.7 47.8 64.6
'71-'00
Normals
45.0 49.2 56.8 63.4 71.5 78.5 81.4 80.9 75.5 64.4 54.8 47.6 64.1
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +1.3 +1.4 +1.0 +0.8 +0.6 +0.6 +0.5 +0.5 +1.3 +1.1 -0.3 +1.3 +0.8

 

High Temperature

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
57.4 62.0 69.4 76.5 83.8 89.9 92.1 92.2 87.8 78.3 67.2 59.6 76.3
'81-'10
Normals
56.1 60.5 68.5 75.9 83.1 89.5 91.6 91.6 86.7 77.2 67.4 58.2 75.6
'71-'00
Normals
55.1 60.3 68.1 75.0 82.1 88.9 91.4 91.4 86.4 76.8 66.3 57.9 75.0
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +1.3 +1.5 +0.9 +0.6 +0.7 +0.4 +0.5 +0.6 +1.1 +1.1 -0.2 +1.4 +0.7

 

Low Temperature

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
36.6 39.8 46.4 53.3 62.1 69.4 72.2 71.5 66.0 54.2 43.6 38.7 54.5
'81-'10
Normals
35.3 38.5 45.3 52.2 61.6 68.6 71.6 70.9 64.6 53.1 44.0 37.3 53.7
'71-'00
Normals
35.0 38.2 45.4 51.7 61.0 68.1 71.4 70.3 64.6 52.0 43.4 37.3 53.2
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +1.3 +1.3 +1.1 +1.1 +0.5 +0.8 +0.6 +0.6 +1.4 +1.1 -1.4 +1.5 +0.8

 

Precipitation

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
5.42" 5.10" 5.68" 5.84" 4.36" 4.43" 5.02" 4.69" 3.48" 3.80" 4.40" 5.13" 57.35"
'81-'10
Normals
4.97" 4.76" 5.04" 4.96" 4.38" 4.12" 4.81" 4.24" 3.03" 3.92" 4.76" 5.15" 54.14"
'71-'00
Normals
5.67" 4.50" 5.74" 5.98" 4.86" 3.82" 4.69" 3.66" 3.23" 3.42" 5.04" 5.34" 55.95"
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +0.45" +0.34" +0.64" +0.88" -0.02" +0.31" +0.21" +0.45" +0.45" -0.12" -0.36" -0.02" +3.21"

 

Snowfall

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
0.2" 0.2" 0.1" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.5" 1.0"
'81-'10
Normals
0.3" 0.1" 0.1" 0.1" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.3" 0.9"
'71-'00
Normals
0.5" 0.1" 0.1" T 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" T 0.2" 0.9"
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference -0.1" +0.1" 0.0" -0.1" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" +0.2" +0.1"

 


Meridian Normals

Average Temperature

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
47.7 51.7 58.5 65.4 73.3 80.0 82.7 82.2 77.3 66.6 55.8 49.9 65.9
'81-'10
Normals
44.8 48.7 55.6 62.7 70.8 77.6 80.6 80.3 74.8 64.1 54.7 47.2 63.6
'71-'00
Normals
46.1 50.2 57.3 63.8 71.7 78.5 81.7 81.4 76.1 64.8 55.7 48.9 64.7
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +2.9 +3.0 +2.9 +2.7 +2.5 +2.4 +2.1 +1.9 +2.5 +2.5 +1.1 +2.7 +2.3

 

High Temperature

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
59.0 63.8 71.2 78.2 85.3 91.0 93.3 93.1 88.9 79.5 68.7 61.1 77.8
'81-'10
Normals
56.5 61.0 69.0 76.2 83.2 89.2 91.8 91.5 86.8 77.3 67.7 58.8 75.8
'71-'00
Normals
57.5 62.6 70.3 77.1 83.9 90.1 92.9 92.9 88.0 78.3 68.5 60.5 76.9
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +2.5 +2.8 +2.2 +2.0 +2.1 +1.8 +1.5 +1.6 +2.1 +2.2 +1.0 +2.3 +2.0

 

Low Temperature

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
36.4 39.7 45.9 52.6 61.3 68.9 72.0 71.3 65.6 53.7 42.9 38.6 54.1
'81-'10
Normals
33.1 36.4 42.3 49.1 58.5 66.1 69.4 69.0 62.9 51.0 41.6 35.6 51.3
'71-'00
Normals
34.7 37.7 44.3 50.4 59.5 66.8 70.5 69.8 64.2 51.3 42.8 37.2 52.4
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +3.3 +3.3 +3.6 +3.5 +2.8 +2.8 +2.6 +2.3 +2.9 +2.7 +1.3 +3.0 +2.8

 

Precipitation

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
5.61" 5.35" 5.66" 5.56" 4.20" 4.64" 5.11" 4.36" 3.17" 3.86" 4.21" 5.27" 57.00"
'81-'10
Normals
5.13" 5.60" 5.42" 4.78" 4.50" 4.40" 5.14" 3.99" 3.43" 3.76" 4.95" 5.06" 56.16"
'71-'00
Normals
5.92" 5.35" 6.93" 5.62" 4.87" 3.99" 5.45" 3.34" 3.64" 3.28" 4.95" 5.31" 58.65"
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference +0.48" -0.25" +0.24" +0.78" -0.30" +0.24" -0.03" +0.37" -0.26" +0.10" -0.74" +0.21" +0.84"

 

Snowfall

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
'91-'20
Normals
0.2" 0.0" 0.3" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.1" 0.6"
'81-'10
Normals
0.3" 0.0" 0.4" 0.2" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.1" 1.0"
'71-'00
Normals
0.4" T 0.2" 0.1" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" T T 0.7"
91-20 vs 81-10 Difference -0.1" 0.0" -0.1" -0.2" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" -0.4"

Additional Sites/Parameters

In addition to the information above, many other daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual normals are available. 1991-2020 normals information has been released for several sites across the region, including primary climate sites, airports, and NWS COOP stations. To view these sites, go to https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/


Questions/Comments

If you have questions or comments regarding the new climate normals for the National Weather Service Jackson, MS Forecast Area, please contact:

Climate Services Focal Point
234 Weather Service Dr.
Flowood, MS 39232
Phone 601-936-2189

Or send an email to nws.jacksonms@noaa.gov