Meridian, MS: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 83.9°F in Meridian, MS, the warmest August since 2023, 6th warmest of 137.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 83.9°F; Warmest since 2023; 6th warmest of 137
Precipitation: 0.52 in; Driest since 2024; 3rd driest of 136

A normal August in Meridian, MS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 80.9°F, between 78.8°F and 83.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.79 in of precipitation, between 1.58 in and 8.45 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Meridian, MS since 1890: 83.9°F in 2026; the highest is 85.3°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 78.8 to 83.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Meridian, MS from 1889 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	83.9	6	95.4	12	72.5	4	0.52	134	0
2025	80.7	58	90.8	70	70.6	45	3.62	71	0
2024	82.8	16	95.5	10	70.1	62	0.09	136	0
2023	85.3	1	97.6	3	72.9	2	0.65	133	0
2022	80.8	51	89.5	99	72.1	12	11.42	2	0
2021	80.1	81	89.4	102	70.8	37	6.33	23	0
2020	81.9	31	92.1	45	71.7	18	4.68	47	0
2019	83	13	93.8	22	72.2	8	4.37	52	0
2018	82.2	24	92.2	41	72.1	12	4.82	44	0
2017	81.3	40	90	89	72.6	3	7.96	12	0
2016	84.9	2	95.2	13	74.6	1	5.03	36	0
2015	80.8	51	92.7	34	68.9	103	4.10	57	0
2014	80.5	69	92.7	34	68.3	114	2.30	96	0
2013	79.5	99	89.3	106	69.7	75	3.69	69	0
2012	79.3	105	89.4	102	69.3	92	8.35	11	0
2011	82	27	94.4	19	69.7	75	1.25	125	0
2010	82.9	15	93.4	24	72.5	4	4.34	53	0
2009	78.9	111	89.8	93	67.9	119	1.60	115	0
2008	78.5	121	88.3	121	68.8	106	9.35	5	0
2007	84.5	4	97.6	3	71.4	25	3.17	80	0
2006	83	13	94.7	15	71.3	28	2.58	90	0
2005	81.8	34	92.4	38	71.2	30	2.23	99	0
2004	76.6	137	87.6	128	65.7	136	2.63	89	0
2003	80.6	65	90.4	78	70.7	42	7.52	14	0
2002	80.8	51	92.3	39	69.2	96	2.34	94	0
2001	79.6	92	89.3	106	69.9	67	9.32	6	0
2000	83.2	12	97.4	6	69	100	1.79	109	0
1999	83.5	9	97.5	5	69.5	85	1.39	119	0
1998	80.8	51	92	46	69.7	75	3.82	64	0
1997	78.8	114	89.8	93	67.8	122	1.32	122	0
1996	78.5	121	88.3	121	68.6	108	3.75	67	0
1995	82.7	17	93.2	26	72.1	12	4.94	39	0
1994	80.8	51	91.5	57	70.2	58	1.69	112	0
1993	83.5	9	94.7	15	72.2	8	3.52	74	0
1992	78.8	114	89	111	68.6	108	10.28	4	0
1991	80.9	49	91.2	62	70.6	45	6.65	19	0
1990	82.5	22	97.1	7	67.8	122	1.61	113	0
1989	80.8	51	93.1	28	68.6	108	0.72	132	0
1988	81.6	37	92.6	36	70.5	48	3.48	75	0
1987	82	27	93	30	70.9	34	2.69	86	0
1986	79.6	92	91.8	50	67.5	128	5.52	29	0
1985	79.9	87	90.2	85	69.6	81	7.41	15	0
1984	79.5	99	88.9	113	70	63	4.83	43	0
1983	81.1	43	92.5	37	69.7	75	3.16	81	0
1982	82	27	91.8	50	72.2	8	3.90	60	0
1981	83.4	11	95.5	10	71.2	30	2.21	101	0
1980	83.6	8	96.4	8	70.8	37	1.15	127	0
1979	80.6	65	91.1	64	70.2	58	1.46	118	0
1978	80.7	58	92.2	41	69.3	92	1.61	113	0
1977	82.6	19	93	30	72.2	8	4.71	46	0
1976	77.3	133	90.6	74	63.9	137	2.36	93	0
1975	81.1	43	90.6	74	71.6	21	3.82	64	0
1974	81.1	43	92.3	39	70	63	4.21	55	0
1973	79.1	107	90	89	68.3	114	2.51	91	0
1972	81.9	31	94.4	19	69.5	85	1.70	111	0
1971	79.6	92	90.1	88	69.2	96	1.99	102	0
1970	80.9	49	90.9	69	70.8	37	6.20	24	0
1969	78.1	128	89.6	97	66.6	135	3.94	59	0
1968	80.3	77	91.7	54	68.9	103	5.95	26	0
1967	77	135	86.8	135	67.1	132	6.69	18	0
1966	77.9	131	88.2	125	67.6	126	7.56	13	0
1965	79.1	107	90.5	77	67.6	126	1.82	108	0
1964	79.6	92	90.2	85	69.1	99	3.10	82	0
1963	80.1	81	92.2	41	68.1	117	5.05	35	0
1962	81.9	31	94.4	19	69.4	91	1.35	121	0
1961	78.8	114	90	89	67.7	125	4.60	49	0
1960	80.2	80	90.2	85	70.3	55	8.55	10	0
1959	80.7	58	91.8	50	69.6	81	3.60	72	0
1958	80.7	58	92.2	41	69.2	96	1.90	105	0
1957	80.7	58	93	30	68.5	111	1.98	104	0
1956	81	46	94.5	17	67.5	128	1.89	106	0
1955	80.7	58	91.9	48	69.5	85	4.84	42	0
1954	84.5	4	98.5	2	70.5	48	1.28	124	0
1953	79.7	89	91	66	68.5	111	2.81	84	0
1952	82.1	25	94.5	17	69.8	71	1.47	117	0
1951	84.9	2	98.9	1	70.9	34	0.79	130	0
1950	79	110	90.3	80	67.8	122	3.86	62	0
1949	80.5	69	91.7	54	69.3	92	2.50	92	0
1948	80	84	91.8	50	68.1	117	7.03	16	0
1947	82.6	19	94.8	14	70.3	55	0.41	135	0
1946	78.7	119	89.5	99	67.9	119	4.33	54	0
1945	80.5	69	92	46	69	100	2.64	88	0
1944	81	46	91.9	48	70	63			0
1943	83.8	7	95.8	9	71.7	18	1.30	123	0
1942	79.4	101	88.3	121	70.5	48	5.54	28	0
1941	81.6	37	91.5	57	71.7	18	1.83	107	0
1940	80.1	81	89.8	93	70.3	55	1.36	120	0
1939	80.5	69	90.3	80	70.8	37	2.23	99	0
1938	82.5	22	93.2	26	71.9	17	3.66	70	0
1937	81.6	37	91.7	54	71.5	22	3.86	62	0
1936	81	46	91	66	70.9	34	4.60	49	0
1935	82.7	17	93.1	28	72.4	6	3.32	79	0
1934	81.8	34	91.5	57	72.1	12	3.89	61	0
1933	80.4	75	89.4	102	71.4	25	1.56	116	0
1932	81.2	42	90.8	70	71.5	22	4.06	58	0
1931	77.8	132	87.5	129	68.2	116	8.79	8	0
1930	79.4	101	90.3	80	68.5	111	3.73	68	0
1929	80.5	69	91.3	60	69.6	81	0.79	130	0
1928	81.7	36	91.2	62	72.1	12	5.32	30	0
1927	78.2	126	88.5	117	67.9	119	5.31	32	0
1926	80.6	65	88.8	114	72.4	6	4.78	45	0
1925	79.8	88	90.6	74	68.9	103	1.25	125	0
1924	82.6	19	93.8	22	71.4	25	2.30	96	0
1923	78.9	111	87.3	131	70.5	48	4.49	51	0
1922	79.1	107	88.8	114	69.5	85	2.67	87	0
1921	81.3	40	91.1	64	71.5	22	3.80	66	0
1920	78.1	128	86.7	136	69.5	85	6.92	17	0
1919	79.6	92	88.4	118	70.8	37	12.10	1	0
1918	80.7	58	90.7	72	70.7	42	4.96	38	0
1917	78.5	121	88.4	118	68.7	107	1.77	110	0
1916	80	84	89.4	102	70.6	45	2.97	83	0
1915	79.3	105	88.8	114	69.9	67	1.99	102	0
1914	79.4	101	88.3	121	70.4	54	5.60	27	0
1913	80.3	77	91	66	69.7	75	2.31	95	0
1912	79.4	101	89.1	110	69.8	71	4.20	56	0
1911	78.5	121	87.3	131	69.8	71	5.23	34	0
1910	79.7	89	89.5	99	69.9	67	3.37	77	0
1909	80.8	51	90.4	78	71.1	32	0.96	128	0
1908	78.9	111	88.2	125	69.5	85	3.53	73	0
1907	80.6	65	91.3	60	70	63	5.32	30	0
1906	79.6	92	89.6	97	69.6	81	8.95	7	0
1905	78.8	114	87.1	133	70.5	48	5.25	33	0
1904	78.4	125	87.5	129	69.3	92	4.97	37	0
1903	79.6	92	89	111	70.2	58	4.61	48	0
1902	82.1	25	93	30	71.3	28	3.47	76	0
1901	78.7	119	88.4	118	69	100	6.55	20	0
1900	80.3	77	90.7	72	69.9	67	2.26	98	0
1899	80.5	69	89.9	92	71	33	6.45	21	0
1898	80.4	75	90.3	80	70.5	48	8.59	9	0
1897	80	84	90.3	80	69.7	75	10.36	3	0
1896	82	27	93.3	25	70.7	42	6.39	22	0
1895	79.7	89	89.2	109	70.2	58	4.88	41	0
1894	76.7	136	86.2	137	67.2	131	6.13	25	0
1893	78.2	126	89.8	93	66.7	133	2.77	85	0
1892	78.8	114	87.7	127	69.8	71	3.37	77	0
1891	78	130	89.3	106	66.7	133	0.86	129	0
1890	77.3	133	87.1	133	67.5	128	4.94	39	0
1889									27

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	85.3
2016	84.9
1951	84.9
2007	84.5
1954	84.5
2026	83.9
1943	83.8
1980	83.6
1999	83.5
1993	83.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2004	76.6
1894	76.7
1967	77
1976	77.3
1890	77.3
1931	77.8
1966	77.9
1891	78
1969	78.1
1920	78.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1919	12.10
2022	11.42
1897	10.36
1992	10.28
2008	9.35
2001	9.32
1906	8.95
1931	8.79
1898	8.59
1960	8.55

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	0.09
1947	0.41
2026	0.52
2023	0.65
1989	0.72
1951	0.79
1929	0.79
1891	0.86
1909	0.96
1980	1.15

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 18 August 2026, 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 67°F; 29 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.24 in; 27 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 0.52 in of precipitation in Meridian, MS, the driest August since 2024, 3rd driest of 136.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Meridian, MS: 102°F on Tuesday 18 August 2026 and Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Meridian, MS: a low of 67°F on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Meridian, MS: 0.24 in on Thursday 27 August 2026.