32.335°N, 88.751°W · station MEIthr · 138 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2016
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Meridian.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#7 / 137
warmest Sep 1 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
102°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 1 ever
74°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 137 years · record 102°F (1951) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#6 / 137
warmest Sep 2 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 2 ever
72°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 98°F — 6th warmest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 100°F (1947) · warmest since 2016.
Ranks
#6 / 137
warmest Sep 3 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
101°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 3 ever
69°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 98°F — 6th warmest Sep 3 of 137 years · record 101°F (1951) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#19 / 137
warmest Sep 4 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
105°F
set in 1990
Coolest Sep 4 ever
68°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 94°F — 19th warmest Sep 4 of 137 years · record 105°F (1990) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#21 / 137
warmest Sep 5 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
103°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
71°F
set in 1948
Forecast high 95°F — 21st warmest Sep 5 of 137 years · record 103°F (1925) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#5 / 137
warmest Sep 6 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
104°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
71°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 97°F — 5th warmest Sep 6 of 137 years · record 104°F (1925) · warmest since 1990.
Ranks
#5 / 137
warmest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
101°F
set in 1990
Coolest Sep 7 ever
66°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 97°F — 5th warmest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 101°F (1990) · warmest since 2019.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
83°FJan 10, 1949
0°FJan 12, 1962
Feb
86°FFeb 22, 2018
-6°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 24, 1929
15°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
95°FApr 21, 1987
28°FApr 6, 1891
May
99°FMay 30, 1951
38°FMay 13, 1960
Jun
104°FJun 27, 1988
42°FJun 1, 1984
Jul
107°FJul 14, 1980
54°FJul 23, 1947
Aug
106°FAug 29, 2000
49°FAug 25, 1891
Sep
105°FSep 4, 1990
34°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
102°FOct 2, 2019
24°FOct 30, 1952
Nov
89°FNov 1, 2016
16°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
84°FDec 7, 1998
2°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
107°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
73°FJan 1, 2022
16°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
70°FFeb 21, 2018
16°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
71°FMar 25, 1936
30°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
75°FApr 29, 2017
47°FApr 5, 1891
May
76°FMay 28, 1924
57°FMay 4, 1921
Jun
79°FJun 29, 1902
63°FJun 10, 1913
Jul
81°FJul 13, 1930
70°FJul 9, 1894
Aug
79°FAug 7, 1935
71°FAug 28, 2025
Sep
77°FSep 20, 1924
58°FSep 29, 1890
Oct
76°FOct 5, 1941
42°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
72°FNov 26, 1973
34°FNov 30, 1896
Dec
73°FDec 2, 1982
20°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
81°FJul 13, 1930
16°FFeb 12, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
69 days
record run, ended Sep 9 1951
So far in 2026
69 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Meridian's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Meridian's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Meridian's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.