Mississippi · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Meridian, MS

32.335°N, 88.751°W · station MEIthr · 138 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Meridian.
71°TUE7/1470°WED7/1572°THU7/1673°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#52 / 136
coldest Jul 15 in 136 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

55°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 15 ever

76°F
set in 1942

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Meridian. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5566761890: 72°F1891: 71°F1892: 71°F1893: 68°F1894: 65°F1895: 71°F1896: 75°F1897: 72°F1898: 65°F1899: 74°F1900: 73°F1901: 67°F1902: 71°F1903: 61°F1904: 68°F1905: 70°F1906: 69°F1907: 70°F1908: 72°F1909: 72°F1910: 71°F1911: 68°F1912: 72°F1913: 73°F1914: 72°F1915: 74°F1916: 73°F1917: 73°F1918: 62°F1919: 72°F1920: 69°F1921: 72°F1922: 70°F1923: 71°F1924: 75°F1925: 69°F1926: 61°F1927: 74°F1928: 72°F1929: 72°F1930: 71°F1931: 72°F1932: 75°F1933: 68°F1934: 75°F1935: 67°F1936: 71°F1937: 72°F1938: 72°F1939: 70°F1940: 69°F1941: 72°F1942: 76°F1943: 74°F1944: 69°F1945: 72°F1946: 71°F1947: 70°F1948: 74°F1949: 70°F1950: 70°F1951: 69°F1952: 70°F1953: 70°F1954: 74°F1955: 71°F1956: 71°F1957: 72°F1958: 71°F1959: 68°F1960: 74°F1961: 70°F1962: 73°F1963: 70°F1964: 60°F1965: 69°F1966: 72°F1967: 55°F1968: 69°F1969: 72°F1970: 69°F1971: 71°F1972: 68°F1973: 73°F1974: 72°F1975: 70°F1976: 67°F1977: 74°F1978: 71°F1979: 71°F1980: 75°F1981: 75°F1982: 71°F1983: 69°F1984: 69°F1985: 71°F1986: 72°F1987: 62°F1988: 74°F1989: 72°F1990: 61°F1991: 74°F1992: 71°F1993: 72°F1994: 71°F1995: 70°F1996: 71°F1997: 69°F1998: 73°F1999: 66°F2000: 73°F2001: 63°F2002: 70°F2003: 69°F2004: 74°F2005: 71°F2006: 74°F2007: 69°F2008: 64°F2009: 72°F2010: 74°F2011: 72°F2012: 71°F2013: 74°F2014: 70°F2015: 73°F2016: 72°F2017: 73°F2018: 74°F2019: 73°F2020: 75°F2021: 70°F2022: 72°F2023: 73°F2024: 75°F2025: 72°F70° forecast189019672025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1570°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record55°F
This-date rank#52 of 136
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-6°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Meridian in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F19490°F1962
Feb86°F2018-6°F1899
Mar93°F192915°F1943
Apr95°F198728°F1891
May99°F195138°F1960
Jun104°F198842°F1984
Jul107°F198054°F1947
Aug106°F200049°F1891
Sep105°F199034°F1967
Oct102°F201924°F1952
Nov89°F201616°F1950
Dec84°F19982°F1989
All-time107°F1980-6°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Meridian so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Jan 19 1981

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Meridian's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 35°FFeb: 63°FFeb: 39°FMar: 70°FMar: 45°FApr: 77°FApr: 52°FMay: 84°FMay: 60°FJun: 90°FJun: 68°FJul: 92°FJul: 71°FAug: 92°FAug: 70°FSep: 88°FSep: 64°FOct: 78°FOct: 53°FNov: 68°FNov: 42°FDec: 60°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 06m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.34°N, 88.75°W

Nearby Stations

Jackson, MS77 mi WHattiesburg, MS79 mi SWGreenwood, MS111 mi NWMobile, AL117 mi STallulah-Vicksburg, LA133 mi WTupelo, MS133 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Meridian'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.
Meridian, MS — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Meridian's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Meridian, MS — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's low at Meridian, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Meridian, MS daily low heat map 1889–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Meridian — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
24 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 76th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 27. Record: 58 in 1978.

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