Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:48 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:51 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F57 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days86 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Meridian Key Fld station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsBonita Lakes Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 4,421 acresVelma Young Parkpark · 9.4 miMeridian Soccer Complexstate recreation area · 11.9 miClarkco State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 820 acresOkatibbee Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.3 mi · 10,907 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 44.0 mi · 180,227 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200446 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 16 May 200842 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLauderdale County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025228 of 241 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lauderdale County monitors, MS
Drinking waterCity of Meridianserves 34,466 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation470 ft143 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Anderson Regional Medical Center South8.9 miPost officeMeridian Post Office8.8 miTown hallMeridian City Hall8.8 miPoliceMeridian Police Department8.2 miFire stationCauseyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMeridian Community College10.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI10 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM139 miInterstateI-207.7 miUS highwayUS 455.4 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI8.6 miCoachMeridian Bus StopGreyhound8.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39303 ZIP area.
