Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Jackson, MO. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Jackson sits right in the sweet spot of spring, with average highs of 67° and lows of 42° built from 129 years of data. The date has seen wild swings though — a scorching 90° in 1934 and a bitter 24° low in 1987. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, but snow is essentially off the table.
Jackson's weather has some serious range — from a brutal -26° in January 1930 to a blistering 112° in July 1934, a spread of 138 degrees across its recorded history. The wettest single day on record dropped 9.21 inches during a March 2008 storm, and a 1979 February blizzard buried the area under 24 inches of snow.
Summers in Jackson run hot and long, with highs averaging 91-92° in mid-July and staying near 90° through August. The coolest stretch comes in early January, where average highs barely crack 43°. If you're watching for rain, late spring is the wet season — the week of May 7-13 averages 1.3 inches of precipitation, the highest of the year.