Meridian, MS: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71.6°F in Meridian, MS, the coldest May since 2021, 66th coldest of 137.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71.6°F; Coldest since 2021; 66th coldest of 137
Precipitation: 9.72 in; Wettest since 1980; 4th wettest of 137

A normal May in Meridian, MS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.8°F, between 69.9°F and 75.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.90 in of precipitation, between 1.62 in and 7.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Meridian, MS since 1890: 71.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 65°F, in 1976.

Normal range, 69.9 to 75.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Meridian, MS from 1890 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	71.6	72	80.8	116	62.3	36	9.72	4	0
2025	74.1	27	84.2	50	64	14	8.27	14	2
2024	75.8	7	86.1	24	65.4	6	4.66	54	0
2023	73	43	84.4	48	61.7	45	4.06	63	0
2022	77	1	88.8	3	65.1	7	1.70	112	0
2021	69.6	113	80.7	118	58.5	97	3.64	74	0
2020	71.1	78	83.5	65	58.7	91	4.10	62	0
2019	75.9	6	86.9	10	64.9	8	7.55	19	0
2018	76.7	4	89.5	2	63.9	15	2.66	91	0
2017	71.7	69	83.4	66	60.1	63	3.37	81	0
2016	71.3	74	83.2	69	59.5	79	0.97	129	0
2015	71.8	68	83.7	58	59.9	67	2.16	106	0
2014	70.6	90	82.8	77	58.4	98	2.60	95	0
2013	68.6	126	80	123	57.3	119	6.83	29	0
2012	73.6	32	86.3	21	60.9	52	5.85	38	0
2011	70	102	83.1	71	56.9	121	1.23	125	0
2010	74.2	26	86	26	62.3	36	4.37	58	0
2009	72.2	59	81.9	97	62.5	34	7.27	23	0
2008	71.2	77	83.2	69	59.2	85	5.50	47	0
2007	71.3	74	85.4	36	57.3	119	2.66	91	0
2006	72.5	48	84.9	43	60.1	63	6.99	25	0
2005	69.4	116	82.5	86	56.2	126	2.64	93	0
2004	72.5	48	84	51	61.1	50	4.01	64	0
2003	73.5	34	83.6	61	63.4	22	6.01	37	0
2002	71.1	78	83.9	55	58.3	101	1.95	108	0
2001	71.1	78	84	51	58.3	101	4.00	65	0
2000	74.5	21	86.8	11	62.2	38	3.53	75	0
1999	70.4	96	84.3	49	56.5	124	3.80	67	0
1998	73.1	40	86.5	20	59.6	74	1.10	128	0
1997	69.4	116	81.1	112	57.7	110	8.24	15	0
1996	74.3	25	86.6	17	62.1	40	3.12	84	0
1995	75	16	85.9	28	64.1	13	5.85	38	0
1994	71.9	67	83.7	58	60	66	3.99	66	0
1993	70.7	87	82	96	59.5	79	2.91	88	0
1992	70.7	87	83.6	61	57.8	108	1.66	114	0
1991	76	5	85.2	39	66.8	1	9.02	6	0
1990	71.7	69	83.8	56	59.6	74	3.77	69	0
1989	70.4	96	81.7	99	59.1	88	7.37	21	0
1988	68.7	124	84.5	46	52.9	136	1.12	127	0
1987	74.8	18	85.3	38	64.2	11	5.73	42	0
1986	72.4	53	83.6	61	61.3	49	7.34	22	0
1985	72.2	59	83.7	58	60.6	53	1.83	109	0
1984	67.9	131	80.9	115	54.9	134	5.06	53	0
1983	69.5	114	82.2	92	56.9	121	7.85	18	0
1982	73.6	32	86.8	11	60.4	57	2.57	96	0
1981	69.9	105	82.5	86	57.4	117	3.66	73	0
1980	72.3	56	82.8	77	61.8	42	9.79	3	0
1979	69.7	109	80.7	118	58.7	91	5.46	48	0
1978	70.1	101	81.2	110	58.9	90	5.76	40	0
1977	72.7	45	85.4	36	59.9	67	3.39	79	0
1976	65	137	77.1	136	52.9	136	6.31	36	0
1975	75.7	9	85.8	29	65.6	5	5.12	52	0
1974	74.5	21	86.1	24	62.9	28	3.53	75	0
1973	70.4	96	82.6	82	58.1	105	6.62	33	0
1972	70.4	96	82.6	82	58.3	101	5.51	46	0
1971	67.6	134	80.6	121	54.7	135	5.17	51	0
1970	71.7	69	85.8	29	57.5	112	2.45	100	0
1969	70.8	86	83	72	58.6	95	2.22	105	0
1968	72.2	59	85.1	40	59.3	84	3.03	86	0
1967	70.6	90	82.8	77	58.4	98	6.96	26	0
1966	70.4	96	81.1	112	59.6	74	8.49	11	0
1965	72.2	59	86.8	11	57.6	111	0.30	136	0
1964	72.5	48	86.2	22	58.7	91	0.97	129	0
1963	73.8	30	87.2	8	60.4	57	1.60	117	0
1962	75.2	13	90.2	1	60.3	61	0.75	133	0
1961	69.2	118	82.2	92	56.3	125	3.02	87	0
1960	68.8	121	82.1	95	55.5	130	6.50	34	0
1959	74.4	23	86.2	22	62.6	32	6.46	35	0
1958	72.5	48	84.7	45	60.3	61	3.70	72	0
1957	73.1	40	85.1	40	61.1	50	1.82	110	0
1956	75.3	11	87.4	6	63.2	24	1.35	122	0
1955	75.3	11	88	4	62.6	32	3.52	77	0
1954	66.7	135	78.3	132	55.1	133	2.46	99	0
1953	75.1	15	86	26	64.2	11	4.61	55	0
1952	72	65	85.6	33	58.4	98	8.98	7	0
1951	71.4	73	86.6	17	56.2	126	0.27	137	0
1950	75.2	13	86.7	16	63.7	17	6.88	28	0
1949	73.3	37	86.6	17	59.9	67	4.33	60	0
1948	72.4	53	85.5	34	59.2	85	3.39	79	0
1947	70.5	93	83	72	58	107	4.42	57	0
1946	71	82	81.5	102	60.5	56	8.70	9	0
1945	68.6	126	81.4	107	55.7	129	2.45	100	0
1944	73.3	37	84.8	44	61.8	42	5.68	43	0
1943	75.5	10	87	9	63.9	15	8.86	8	0
1942	71	82	82.4	89	59.6	74	3.06	85	0
1941	73.9	28	85.5	34	62.2	38	0.50	134	0
1940	69.7	109	81.5	102	57.8	108	1.70	112	0
1939	72.3	56	82.7	80	61.8	42	5.59	44	0
1938	73.9	28	84.5	46	63.4	22	2.35	104	0
1937	74.4	23	85.8	29	63	25	2.01	107	0
1936	72.9	44	83	72	62.8	31	2.48	98	0
1935	73.4	35	83.8	56	63	25	5.75	41	0
1934	72.4	53	83	72	61.9	41	3.79	68	0
1933	76.8	3	86.8	11	66.7	2	1.76	111	0
1932	69.7	109	79.5	127	59.9	67	4.14	61	0
1931	68.5	128	79.6	126	57.5	112	2.62	94	1
1930	72.7	45	82.5	86	62.9	28	8.54	10	0
1929	72.5	48	81.4	107	63.7	17	5.55	45	0
1928	69.9	105	80.6	121	59.2	85	1.15	126	0
1927	73.4	35	83.4	66	63.5	19	3.16	83	0
1926	70.6	90	81.7	99	59.5	79	2.43	103	0
1925	70	102	81.5	102	58.6	95	3.76	70	0
1924	67.8	132	78	133	57.5	112	1.26	124	0
1923	69.9	105	79.3	129	60.6	53	9.07	5	0
1922	72.3	56	81.6	101	63	25	5.37	50	0
1921	70.5	93	81.1	112	59.8	71	1.56	118	0
1920	72.1	63	80.7	118	63.5	19	3.41	78	0
1919	69	119	77.6	135	60.4	57	6.77	30	0
1918	73.7	31	84	51	63.5	19	1.66	114	0
1917	66.7	135	78	133	55.3	131	0.89	131	0
1916	73.2	39	84	51	62.4	35	7.93	17	0
1915	73.1	40	83.3	68	62.9	28	6.90	27	0
1914	70.9	85	82.3	91	59.5	79	0.79	132	0
1913	70.5	93	82.2	92	58.7	91	7.24	24	0
1912	72.1	63	82.7	80	61.5	46	4.52	56	0
1911	72.7	45	85	42	60.4	57	1.38	120	0
1910	68.7	124	79.9	124	57.5	112	3.26	82	0
1909	68.4	129	78.7	131	58.1	105	12.15	1	0
1908	72	65	82.6	82	61.5	46	6.73	31	0
1907	67.7	133	77.1	136	58.3	101	8.44	12	0
1906	68.4	129	79.5	127	57.4	117	8.24	15	0
1905	74.8	18	83.6	61	65.9	4	6.73	31	0
1904	69	119	81.2	110	56.7	123	2.82	90	0
1903	69.7	109	79.3	129	60.1	63	1.42	119	0
1902	75	16	85.7	32	64.4	10	2.55	97	0
1901	69.5	114	81.5	102	57.5	112	4.35	59	0
1900	71.1	78	82.6	82	59.5	79	1.61	116	0
1899	75.8	7	86.8	11	64.9	8	3.72	71	0
1898	74.6	20	87.7	5	61.5	46	0.32	135	0
1897	68.8	121	82.4	89	55.3	131	1.34	123	0
1896	76.9	2	87.3	7	66.6	3	2.84	89	0
1895	69.9	105	79.9	124	59.8	71	5.46	48	0
1894	71.3	74	82.9	76	59.7	73	2.45	100	0
1893	71	82	81.4	107	60.6	53	10.24	2	0
1892	70.7	87	81.8	98	59.6	74	8.42	13	0
1891	68.8	121	81.5	102	56.1	128	1.36	121	0
1890	70	102	80.8	116	59.1	88	7.42	20	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	77
1896	76.9
1933	76.8
2018	76.7
1991	76
2019	75.9
2024	75.8
1899	75.8
1975	75.7
1943	75.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	65
1954	66.7
1917	66.7
1971	67.6
1907	67.7
1924	67.8
1984	67.9
1909	68.4
1906	68.4
1931	68.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1909	12.15
1893	10.24
1980	9.79
2026	9.72
1923	9.07
1991	9.02
1952	8.98
1943	8.86
1946	8.70
1930	8.54

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	0.27
1965	0.30
1898	0.32
1941	0.50
1962	0.75
1914	0.79
1917	0.89
2016	0.97
1964	0.97
1998	1.10

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 43°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.46 in; 25 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 9.72 in of precipitation in Meridian, MS, the wettest May since 1980, 4th wettest of 137.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Meridian, MS: 93°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Meridian, MS: a low of 43°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Meridian, MS: 2.46 in on Monday 25 May 2026.