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Meridian, MS

32.335°N, 88.751°W · station MEIthr · 138 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Meridian.
74°WED9/275°THU9/373°FRI9/471°SAT9/572°SUN9/673°MON9/772°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#90 / 137
coldest Sep 5 in 137 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 5 ever

49°F
set in 1891

Mildest Sep 5 ever

76°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 71°F — 90th coldest Sep 5 of 137 years · record 49°F (1891) · coldest since 2025.
1889: 69°F1890: 71°F1891: 49°F1892: 68°F1893: 62°F1894: 64°F1895: 68°F1896: 65°F1897: 60°F1898: 72°F1899: 71°F1900: 68°F1901: 65°F1902: 61°F1903: 61°F1904: 69°F1905: 56°F1906: 67°F1907: 62°F1908: 64°F1909: 71°F1910: 74°F1911: 72°F1912: 71°F1913: 68°F1914: 59°F1915: 63°F1916: 70°F1917: 72°F1918: 68°F1919: 63°F1920: 68°F1921: 73°F1922: 73°F1923: 70°F1924: 59°F1925: 75°F1926: 75°F1927: 70°F1928: 61°F1929: 73°F1930: 70°F1931: 71°F1932: 73°F1933: 70°F1934: 54°F1935: 67°F1936: 74°F1937: 73°F1938: 72°F1939: 68°F1940: 66°F1941: 74°F1942: 67°F1943: 71°F1944: 71°F1945: 68°F1946: 67°F1947: 76°F1948: 67°F1949: 72°F1950: 69°F1951: 71°F1952: 51°F1953: 63°F1954: 65°F1955: 70°F1956: 66°F1957: 66°F1958: 71°F1959: 68°F1960: 69°F1961: 70°F1962: 71°F1963: 71°F1964: 66°F1965: 70°F1966: 70°F1967: 65°F1968: 71°F1969: 70°F1970: 73°F1971: 72°F1972: 69°F1973: 74°F1974: 56°F1975: 71°F1976: 67°F1977: 72°F1978: 62°F1979: 70°F1980: 68°F1981: 66°F1982: 58°F1983: 68°F1984: 62°F1985: 72°F1986: 71°F1987: 62°F1988: 62°F1989: 70°F1990: 71°F1991: 68°F1992: 71°F1993: 65°F1994: 62°F1995: 62°F1996: 68°F1997: 62°F1998: 62°F1999: 69°F2000: 68°F2001: 71°F2002: 69°F2003: 65°F2004: 70°F2005: 67°F2006: 67°F2007: 68°F2008: 75°F2009: 67°F2010: 52°F2011: 61°F2012: 75°F2013: 68°F2014: 69°F2015: 73°F2016: 75°F2017: 67°F2018: 75°F2019: 69°F2020: 71°F2021: 68°F2022: 71°F2023: 72°F2024: 76°F2025: 71°F71° forecast455055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 571°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#90 of 137
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°FJan 10, 19490°FJan 12, 1962
Feb86°FFeb 22, 2018-6°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar93°FMar 24, 192915°FMar 3, 1943
Apr95°FApr 21, 198728°FApr 6, 1891
May99°FMay 30, 195138°FMay 13, 1960
Jun104°FJun 27, 198842°FJun 1, 1984
Jul107°FJul 14, 198054°FJul 23, 1947
Aug106°FAug 29, 200049°FAug 25, 1891
Sep105°FSep 4, 199034°FSep 29, 1967
Oct102°FOct 2, 201924°FOct 30, 1952
Nov89°FNov 1, 201616°FNov 25, 1950
Dec84°FDec 7, 19982°FDec 23, 1989
All-time107°FJul 14, 1980-6°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1930

Coldest high ever

16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan73°FJan 1, 202216°FJan 10, 1962
Feb70°FFeb 21, 201816°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar71°FMar 25, 193630°FMar 3, 1943
Apr75°FApr 29, 201747°FApr 5, 1891
May76°FMay 28, 192457°FMay 4, 1921
Jun79°FJun 29, 190263°FJun 10, 1913
Jul81°FJul 13, 193070°FJul 9, 1894
Aug79°FAug 7, 193571°FAug 28, 2025
Sep77°FSep 20, 192458°FSep 29, 1890
Oct76°FOct 5, 194142°FOct 31, 1993
Nov72°FNov 26, 197334°FNov 30, 1896
Dec73°FDec 2, 198220°FDec 23, 1989
All-time81°FJul 13, 193016°FFeb 12, 1899

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: 68°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Solar noon11:55 AM
Daylight12h 50m · losing 13 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 Sep 5 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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