Mississippi annual temperatures and extremes

Mississippi Annual Temperatures and Extremes

City	Avg High Temp	Avg Low Temp	Avg Annual Temp	Avg # days > 90F	Avg # days < 32F	Record High Temp	Record Low Temp
Jackson	76.0	53.2	64.6	82	47	107 / 2000	2 / 1985
Meridian	76.4	52.2	64.3	85	52	107 / 1980	0 / 1962
Tupelo	73.3	50.1	61.7	68	65	105 / 1980	-12 / 1966
Mississippi annual average temperature - 63.35 degrees, 6th warmest state in the U.S. Record Hottest year in Mississippi - 1921 / Avg temperature 66.80 degrees Record Coldest year in Mississippi - 1895 / Avg temperature 61.48 degrees Mississippi average Summer temperature (June, July, August) 79.5 F degrees, 5th warmest U.S. summer state Mississippi average Winter temperature (December, January, February) 46.7 F degrees, 45th coldest U.S. winter state

Mississippi's Temperature Records
Hottest temperature ever recorded: 115 F, Holly Springs, northern Mississippi, 7/29/1930

Coldest temperature ever recorded: -19 F, Corinth. northeast Mississippi, 1/30/1966

Hottest location ranked by highest average annual temperature: Biloxi, southern Mississippi, 68.3 F

Coldest location ranked by lowest average annual temperature: Ripley, northern Mississippi, 59.7 F
The normal annual temperature in Mississippi ranges from 60° F in the northern border counties to 67 in the coastal counties. Daily highs in January average about 48 in the north to about 61° F along the coast. Daily minimum temperatures in January average 27 and 43° F in the north and along the coast, respectively. The area experiencing the maximum number of days with temperatures at or above 90° F occurs about 50 miles inland due to the affects of the coast. Over 100 days annually may top 90° F in this region. Temperatures at or below freezing occur decrease from 82 such days along the Tennessee border to less than 10 along the coast.

Temperatures exceed 100° F at one or more station every year, and 115° F has been recorded at Holly Springs in the north. Subzero temperatures occur somewhere in Mississippi an average of one in five winters and to 32° F or lower every winter as far south as the Gulf Coast. Average last freeze dates are quite variable, averaging from April 3 in the north to February 20 along the coast. However, one site in east-central Mississippi has a last freeze date that has varied from February 8th to April 21st.

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Data source: National Climatic Data Center