Mississippi · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Meridian, MS

32.335°N, 88.751°W · station MEIthr · 138 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Meridian.
87°MON7/1384°TUE7/1487°WED7/1590°THU7/1692°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#37 / 136
warmest Jul 18 in 136 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

103°F
set in 1981

Coolest Jul 18 ever

75°F
set in 1923

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Meridian. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75891031890: 90°F1891: 86°F1892: 89°F1893: 95°F1894: 86°F1895: 94°F1896: 89°F1897: 90°F1898: 88°F1899: 91°F1900: 89°F1901: 85°F1902: 94°F1903: 93°F1904: 90°F1905: 86°F1906: 81°F1907: 90°F1908: 95°F1909: 91°F1910: 80°F1911: 80°F1912: 88°F1913: 96°F1914: 83°F1915: 96°F1916: 89°F1917: 87°F1918: 91°F1919: 90°F1920: 89°F1921: 91°F1922: 87°F1923: 75°F1924: 95°F1925: 92°F1926: 89°F1927: 92°F1928: 88°F1929: 89°F1930: 96°F1931: 91°F1932: 95°F1933: 86°F1934: 95°F1935: 92°F1936: 92°F1937: 94°F1938: 83°F1939: 96°F1940: 85°F1941: 94°F1942: 96°F1943: 97°F1944: 100°F1945: 91°F1946: 92°F1947: 80°F1948: 92°F1949: 91°F1950: 92°F1951: 100°F1952: 96°F1953: 92°F1954: 95°F1955: 92°F1956: 98°F1957: 93°F1958: 98°F1959: 93°F1960: 90°F1961: 92°F1962: 96°F1963: 94°F1964: 90°F1965: 94°F1966: 91°F1967: 88°F1968: 95°F1969: 83°F1970: 92°F1971: 94°F1972: 92°F1973: 91°F1974: 94°F1975: 91°F1976: 85°F1977: 91°F1978: 94°F1979: 91°F1980: 97°F1981: 103°F1982: 93°F1983: 92°F1984: 86°F1985: 96°F1986: 95°F1987: 93°F1988: 92°F1989: 94°F1990: 92°F1991: 92°F1992: 90°F1993: 96°F1994: 92°F1995: 99°F1996: 92°F1997: 90°F1998: 93°F1999: 88°F2000: 102°F2001: 94°F2002: 96°F2003: 90°F2004: 84°F2005: 92°F2006: 102°F2007: 90°F2008: 93°F2009: 88°F2010: 91°F2011: 88°F2012: 95°F2013: 89°F2014: 77°F2015: 97°F2016: 97°F2017: 93°F2018: 95°F2019: 96°F2020: 95°F2021: 90°F2022: 94°F2023: 95°F2024: 97°F2025: 86°F94° forecast189019812025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1894°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#37 of 136
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1980)
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

Hot Streaks

Current run

16 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

69 days
record run, ended Sep 9 1951

So far in 2026

26 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: 92°F · forecast is +2° 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 high 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 high

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.
Meridian, MS — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1889

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Meridian — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
26 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 87th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 53 in 1898.

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