Jackson, MS: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 72°F in Jackson, MS (4 days missing), tying the record for the warmest 1 January to 10 October, set in 2023 and 1927, in 125 years since 1896 (1899 excluded: 90 of 283 days missing; 1900 excluded: 32 of 283 days missing; 1904 excluded: 39 of 284 days missing; 3 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 72°F; Ties the record; Warmest of 125, provisional
Precipitation: 35.41 in; Driest since 2010; 32nd driest of 130

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Jackson, MS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.6°F, between 66.7°F and 70°F in eight years of ten and 45.29 in of precipitation, between 34.85 in and 56.14 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Jackson, MS since 1896: 72°F in 2026, tied for the highest with 2023 and 1927.

Normal range, 66.7 to 70°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Jackson, MS from 1896 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	72	1	82.8	5	60.9	2	35.41	99	4
2025	70.8	6	81.6	11	59.9	6	47.69	36	0
2024	70.5	8	81.1	21	59.8	8	57.97	5	0
2023	72	1	83.4	1	60.6	3	35.52	97	0
2022	68.3	67	80.1	44	56.4	86	51.37	18	0
2021	68.1	73	78.6	97	57.7	38	48.15	34	0
2020	69.7	17	79.9	53	59.5	10	62.50	2	0
2019	70	14	81	23	59	14	42.85	57	0
2018	69.2	31	80.1	44	58.3	21	58.30	4	0
2017	70.7	7	81.2	17	60.1	5	56.05	9	0
2016	70.1	11	81	23	59.1	13	53.53	12	0
2015	68.9	44	79.8	55	57.9	30	37.68	85	0
2014	66.5	110	77.8	109	55.2	111	46.79	40	0
2013	67.6	88	78.5	99	56.7	75	51.30	20	0
2012	70.4	9	81.2	17	59.7	9	56.97	7	0
2011	69	40	80.8	30	57.3	58	38.35	78	0
2010	67.8	80	79.1	77	56.5	80	35.28	100	0
2009	68.6	52	79.2	71	57.9	30	42.86	56	0
2008	68	74	79.1	77	57	67	46.34	42	0
2007	69	40	80.4	35	57.5	49	27.68	128	0
2006	69.3	28	81	23	57.6	44	35.63	96	0
2005	68.5	57	79.3	67	57.8	35	43.96	52	0
2004	67.1	99	77.7	113	56.5	80	48.87	32	0
2003	66.7	106	77	119	56.3	89	48.90	31	0
2002	68.5	57	79.2	71	57.8	35	53.30	13	0
2001	66.7	106	77.2	117	56.3	89	51.37	18	0
2000	69.3	28	81.1	21	57.4	54	30.97	121	0
1999	69.1	36	80.7	31	57.5	49	34.54	108	0
1998	69.2	31	79.8	55	58.6	17	40.78	66	0
1997	67.4	93	78.1	106	56.8	72	45.38	44	0
1996	66.4	112	77.3	116	55.4	107	45.20	46	0
1995	68	74	78.9	83	57.1	64	44.45	50	0
1994	66.4	112	77.1	118	55.7	101	46.91	39	0
1993	67.6	88	78.7	92	56.5	80	35.65	95	0
1992	67.1	99	79	80	55.2	111	34.88	104	0
1991	69	40	79.7	57	58.3	21	52.68	15	0
1990	69.7	17	81.8	9	57.7	38	44.65	48	0
1989	67.8	80	78.5	99	57	67	41.26	64	0
1988	66.9	104	79.2	71	54.6	116	30.41	122	0
1987	67.4	93	79.2	71	55.6	104	39.34	72	0
1986	68.8	47	81	23	56.5	80	31.35	120	0
1985	66.1	117	77.7	113	54.5	119	36.30	91	0
1984	66.2	114	77.8	109	54.5	119	34.79	105	0
1983	66	118	76.9	120	55.2	111	56.69	8	0
1982	68.7	49	79.7	57	57.7	38	50.20	23	0
1981	67.7	84	79.5	63	55.9	97	36.08	92	0
1980	68.3	67	80.1	44	56.5	80	54.57	10	0
1979	65.3	124	76	125	54.6	116	78.16	1	0
1978	65.6	120	76.6	124	54.6	116	35.50	98	0
1977	67.9	79	78.8	86	57	67	39.75	70	0
1976	67.3	95	78.8	86	55.8	98	49.26	30	0
1975	68	74	78.5	99	57.5	49	54.06	11	0
1974	67.8	80	78.3	104	57.4	54	47.13	38	0
1973	68.2	70	78.7	92	57.6	44	39.80	69	0
1972	69.4	26	81.4	15	57.5	49	34.76	106	0
1971	66.9	104	78.7	92	55.2	111	49.63	28	0
1970	67.3	95	78.8	86	55.8	98	32.87	115	0
1969	67.1	99	78.9	83	55.4	107	28.46	127	0
1968	65.6	120	77.6	115	53.7	125	34.04	111	0
1967	65.9	119	77.8	109	54.1	124	33.32	114	0
1966	65.5	122	76.9	120	54.2	122	48.42	33	0
1965	67.1	99	78.7	92	55.4	107	38.55	77	0
1964	67.7	84	78.8	86	56.5	80	57.20	6	0
1963	67.7	84	79.2	71	56.2	93	26.09	129	0
1962	68.4	60	79.6	62	57.2	62	33.58	113	0
1961	66.2	114	76.9	120	55.4	107	45.45	43	0
1960	66.2	114	76.7	123	55.6	104	37.13	88	0
1959	67.5	91	78.3	104	56.7	75	39.61	71	0
1958	65.5	122	75.5	127	55.5	106	49.72	26	0
1957	68.2	70	78.4	103	58.1	25	42.71	58	0
1956	67.3	95	79	80	55.7	101	37.83	83	0
1955	68.7	49	79.7	57	57.6	44	38.82	74	0
1954	70.4	9	82.4	7	58.4	19	30.28	123	0
1953	70.1	11	81.7	10	58.5	18	40.25	68	0
1952	69.6	22	81.6	11	57.5	49	22.99	130	0
1951	69.6	22	81.2	17	58	28	34.38	109	0
1950	69.2	31	80	49	58.4	19	46.48	41	1
1949	69.7	17	80.1	44	59.2	12	50.58	21	0
1948	68.4	60	79.7	57	57.1	64	36.61	90	0
1947	67.3	95	78.6	97	56	95	41.11	65	0
1946	68.6	52	79.5	63	57.7	38	47.99	35	0
1945	68.9	44	79.9	53	57.9	30	50.47	22	0
1944	69.9	15	81	23	58.8	16	42.15	60	2
1943	69.5	25	81.2	17	57.8	35	30.06	124	0
1942	67.1	99	78.5	99	55.7	101	35.01	102	0
1941	68.4	60	79.1	77	57.7	38	31.47	119	0
1940	64.8	125	76	125	53.7	125	38.09	80	0
1939	69.9	15	81.6	11	58.1	25	37.47	86	0
1938	69.7	17	81.6	11	57.9	30	44.27	51	1
1937	68.8	47	80.3	37	57.3	58	41.50	62	4
1936	68.4	60	80.4	35	56.4	86	34.94	103	0
1935	68.7	49	80	49	57.3	58	41.34	63	2
1934	68	74	79.3	67	56.6	78	34.24	110	0
1933	68.5	57	79.3	67	57.7	38	38.25	79	4
1932	68.3	67	79.3	67	57.3	58	38.06	82	2
1931	66.7	106	79.4	65	54.2	122	32.16	118	6
1930	69.4	26	81.9	8	56.8	72	29.71	126	2
1929	69.7	17	80.3	37	59	14	45.33	45	0
1928	69.1	36	80.5	34	57.6	44	37.74	84	11
1927	72	1	83	4	61	1	36.80	89	0
1926	69.2	31	80.1	44	58.3	21	32.38	117	3
1925	71.6	5	83.2	2	59.9	6	35.94	94	0
1924	68.4	60	80.2	41	56.3	89	29.90	125	3
1923			78.8	86			58.43	3	32
1922	70.1	11	80.2	41	59.4	11	44.55	49	10
1921							47.39	37	41
1920	67.7	84	77.8	109	57.4	54	43.39	54	3
1919	68.2	70	79.2	71	57.1	64	42.98	55	0
1918	69.2	31	81.3	16	57	67	35.96	93	0
1917	68.4	60	80.2	41	56.7	75	34.73	107	0
1916	69	40	80.3	37	57.6	44	41.63	61	0
1915	67.5	91	78.7	92	56.2	93	42.37	59	0
1914	68.9	44	80.6	32	57.2	62	44.85	47	0
1913	69.1	36	80.6	32	57.4	54	52.98	14	2
1912	67.6	88	78.9	83	56.3	89	51.56	17	0
1911	71.7	4	83.2	2	60.3	4	37.39	87	0
1910	68.6	52	80.9	29	56.4	86	35.05	101	2
1909					58.1	25	49.69	27	34
1908	69.1	36	80	49	57.9	30	49.82	24	4
1907	69.6	22	81	23	58	28	40.77	67	15
1906	68	74	79.4	65	56	95	49.42	29	15
1905	67.8	80	77.9	107	56.8	72	49.82	24	12
1904			79.7	57			34.02	112	39
1903	66.5	110	77.9	107	55.2	111	38.61	75	17
1902	69.3	28	82.5	6	55.8	98	43.95	53	6
1901	66.6	109	79	80	54.4	121	38.08	81	4
1900					53.3	127	39.20	73	32
1899									90
1898	68.6	52	78.8	86	58.3	21	52.24	16	3
1897	68.4	60	80	49	56.6	78	32.63	116	2
1896	68.6	52	80.3	37	56.9	71	38.56	76	1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	72
2023	72
1927	72
1911	71.7
1925	71.6
2025	70.8
2017	70.7
2024	70.5
2012	70.4
1954	70.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	64.8
1979	65.3
1966	65.5
1958	65.5
1978	65.6
1968	65.6
1967	65.9
1983	66
1985	66.1
1984	66.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	78.16
2020	62.50
1923	58.43
2018	58.30
2024	57.97
1964	57.20
2012	56.97
1983	56.69
2017	56.05
1980	54.57

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1952	22.99
1963	26.09
2007	27.68
1969	28.46
1930	29.71
1924	29.90
1943	30.06
1954	30.28
1988	30.41
2000	30.97

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 18 August 2026
Coldest night: 15°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.78 in; 6 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	48.6°F 49th warmest of 124	3.84 in 49th driest of 130
February	55.5°F 19th warmest of 123	2.07 in 14th driest of 130
March	66.1°F 4th warmest of 126	3.20 in 24th driest of 130
April	69.4°F 9th warmest of 128	4.86 in 63rd wettest of 131
May	72.5°F 61st coldest of 129	4.26 in 66th wettest of 131
June	80.1°F 49th warmest of 131	9.52 in 2nd wettest of 131
July	84.5°F 6th warmest of 131	1.56 in 12th driest of 131
August	84.3°F 14th warmest of 131	3.94 in 57th wettest of 131
September	82.3°F 6th warmest of 130	1.82 in 53rd driest of 131
October so far	77.8°F 8th warmest of 129	0.34 in 62nd wettest of 131

Hot days and freezes

Jackson, MS has had 106 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October (2 days missing), the most by that date since 2025, tied 25th most of 127 (with 2006).
Jackson, MS has had 8 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October (2 days missing), the most by that date since 2023, tied 22nd most of 127 (with 2007, 1953, 1918 and 1 other year).
Jackson, MS has had 21 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October (2 days missing), the most by that date since 2025, tied 75th most of 127 (with 2006, 1956, 1951 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Jackson, MS came on Tuesday 17 March 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 64th latest of 126 (with 1988 and 1976).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
17 March	Coldest night	27°F	29°F 1931	Provisional
7 March	Warmest day	88°F	86°F 1911	Provisional
6 March	Warmest day	88°F	86°F 1918	Provisional
7 January	Warmest day	79°F	78°F 1989, 1907	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 35.41 in of precipitation in Jackson, MS, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2010, 32nd driest of 130.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Jackson, MS: 103°F on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Jackson, MS: a low of 15°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Jackson, MS: 2.78 in on Thursday 6 August 2026.