Hickory, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEWTON 5 ENE, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,304
Cooling need
1,662

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Climate change signal

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

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