Hickory, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEWTON 5 ENE, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hickory has an annual average temperature of 63.2°F with about 58.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.3°F). April is typically the wettest month (6.15 in) and September the driest (3.23 in).
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All-time records →205 of 366 (56%) of Hickory's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 2000s | 93 | |
| 2010s | 172 | |
| 2020s | 101 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56.5°F | 34.3°F | 45.4°F | 5.49 in | — | 9 |
| February | 61.2°F | 37.5°F | 49.3°F | 5.53 in | — | 11 |
| March | 68.7°F | 43.6°F | 56.1°F | 5.62 in | — | 10 |
| April | 75.1°F | 50.0°F | 62.5°F | 6.15 in | — | 9 |
| May | 82.5°F | 58.6°F | 70.5°F | 4.11 in | — | 9 |
| June | 87.8°F | 66.3°F | 77.1°F | 4.65 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.6°F | 69.4°F | 79.5°F | 5.18 in | — | 12 |
| August | 89.7°F | 68.5°F | 79.1°F | 4.62 in | — | 13 |
| September | 86.1°F | 62.2°F | 74.2°F | 3.23 in | — | 6 |
| October | 77.1°F | 51.1°F | 64.1°F | 3.83 in | — | 7 |
| November | 66.0°F | 40.5°F | 53.3°F | 4.38 in | — | 8 |
| December | 58.6°F | 36.4°F | 47.5°F | 5.43 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Hickory
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