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Jackson, MS

32.320°N, 90.078°W · station JANthr · 131 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Jackson.
75°WED9/275°THU9/373°FRI9/472°SAT9/572°SUN9/673°MON9/773°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Jackson — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#87 / 129
coldest Sep 5 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 5 ever

51°F
set in 1934

Mildest Sep 5 ever

78°F
set in 2024
Forecast low 72°F — 87th coldest Sep 5 of 129 years · record 51°F (1934) · coldest since 2022.
1896: 68°F1897: 62°F1898: 71°F1899: 73°F1900: 63°F1901: 65°F1902: 60°F1903: 64°F1904: 70°F1905: 57°F1906: 68°F1907: 61°F1908: 65°F1909: 70°F1910: 74°F1911: 72°F1912: 71°F1913: 68°F1914: 62°F1915: 59°F1916: 70°F1917: 72°F1918: 72°F1919: 63°F1920: 66°F1921: 71°F1922: 72°F1923: 71°F1924: 57°F1925: 74°F1926: 74°F1927: 72°F1928: 59°F1929: 72°F1930: 68°F1932: 72°F1933: 71°F1934: 51°F1935: 65°F1936: 71°F1937: 69°F1938: 70°F1939: 73°F1940: 68°F1941: 74°F1942: 68°F1943: 71°F1944: 74°F1945: 66°F1946: 67°F1947: 74°F1948: 65°F1949: 70°F1950: 68°F1951: 72°F1952: 51°F1953: 59°F1954: 69°F1955: 69°F1956: 65°F1957: 67°F1958: 73°F1959: 67°F1960: 72°F1961: 72°F1962: 73°F1963: 69°F1964: 69°F1965: 68°F1966: 68°F1967: 64°F1968: 73°F1969: 72°F1970: 74°F1971: 75°F1972: 72°F1973: 74°F1974: 55°F1975: 70°F1976: 71°F1977: 72°F1978: 66°F1979: 70°F1980: 70°F1981: 66°F1982: 57°F1983: 72°F1984: 62°F1985: 71°F1986: 70°F1987: 63°F1988: 61°F1989: 70°F1990: 71°F1991: 69°F1992: 67°F1993: 64°F1994: 64°F1995: 62°F1996: 66°F1997: 64°F1998: 67°F1999: 73°F2000: 71°F2001: 73°F2002: 71°F2003: 66°F2004: 72°F2005: 68°F2006: 69°F2007: 72°F2008: 72°F2009: 69°F2010: 55°F2011: 61°F2012: 77°F2013: 72°F2014: 72°F2015: 73°F2016: 74°F2017: 69°F2018: 72°F2019: 69°F2020: 72°F2021: 69°F2022: 71°F2023: 75°F2024: 78°F2025: 74°F72° forecast505560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 572°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#87 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-5°F (1940)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jackson in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°FJan 10, 1949-5°FJan 27, 1940
Feb89°FFeb 25, 19181°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar95°FMar 24, 192915°FMar 3, 1980
Apr94°FApr 29, 189927°FApr 4, 1987
May100°FMay 28, 191136°FMay 4, 2013
Jun105°FJun 20, 193647°FJun 1, 1984
Jul107°FJul 29, 193051°FJul 15, 1967
Aug107°FAug 30, 200054°FAug 23, 1956
Sep107°FSep 6, 192535°FSep 29, 1967
Oct99°FOct 2, 201926°FOct 31, 1917
Nov89°FNov 4, 192215°FNov 27, 1903
Dec84°FDec 3, 19224°FDec 23, 1989
All-time107°FSep 6, 1925-5°FJan 27, 1940

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jackson so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 1, 1905

Coldest high ever

14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan70°FJan 10, 197414°FJan 10, 1962
Feb69°FFeb 22, 189719°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar73°FMar 15, 197328°FMar 7, 1920
Apr75°FApr 19, 192046°FApr 9, 2003
May76°FMay 6, 198459°FMay 5, 2013
Jun80°FJun 26, 198065°FJun 3, 1903
Jul80°FJul 31, 201274°FJul 11, 1961
Aug82°FAug 11, 202372°FAug 7, 1904
Sep82°FSep 1, 190562°FSep 28, 1948
Oct76°FOct 1, 197743°FOct 31, 1993
Nov75°FNov 26, 197331°FNov 29, 1976
Dec73°FDec 2, 198218°FDec 22, 1989
All-time82°FSep 1, 190514°FJan 10, 1962

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Feb 3 1940

So far in 2026

21 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Jackson's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 69°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 36°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 40°FMar: 70°FMar: 46°FApr: 77°FApr: 53°FMay: 84°FMay: 62°FJun: 90°FJun: 69°FJul: 92°FJul: 72°FAug: 92°FAug: 71°FSep: 88°FSep: 66°FOct: 78°FOct: 54°FNov: 67°FNov: 43°FDec: 60°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset6:25 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight12h 50m · losing 13 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.32°N, 90.08°W

Nearby Stations

Tallulah-Vicksburg, LA55 mi WMeridian, MS77 mi EGreenwood, MS81 mi NHattiesburg, MS87 mi SEGreenville, MS96 mi NWMonroe, LA114 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Jackson's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Jackson, MS — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jackson's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jackson, MS — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's low at Jackson, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jackson, MS daily low heat map 1896–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Jackson — counted through Sep 5 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
21 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 74th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 24. Record: 52 in 1968.

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