Lyon, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLARKSDALE, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lyon has an annual average temperature of 62.4°F with about 55.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 90.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.0°F). April is typically the wettest month (6.16 in) and August the driest (2.85 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Lyon'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.
| 1890s | 18 | |
| 1900s | 16 | |
| 1910s | 32 | |
| 1920s | 51 | |
| 1930s | 61 | |
| 1940s | 44 | |
| 1950s | 77 | |
| 1960s | 13 | |
| 1970s | 6 | |
| 1980s | 8 | |
| 1990s | 6 | |
| 2000s | 6 | |
| 2010s | 10 | |
| 2020s | 18 |
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 | 50.3°F | 32.0°F | 41.2°F | 5.46 in | — | 10 |
| February | 55.4°F | 35.3°F | 45.3°F | 5.59 in | — | 9 |
| March | 63.5°F | 42.4°F | 52.9°F | 5.37 in | — | 10 |
| April | 72.9°F | 51.6°F | 62.2°F | 6.16 in | — | 9 |
| May | 81.4°F | 61.5°F | 71.5°F | 5.10 in | — | 10 |
| June | 88.2°F | 69.1°F | 78.7°F | 3.95 in | — | 8 |
| July | 90.4°F | 71.8°F | 81.1°F | 4.17 in | — | 8 |
| August | 90.7°F | 70.3°F | 80.5°F | 2.85 in | — | 7 |
| September | 86.2°F | 63.8°F | 75.0°F | 3.30 in | — | 6 |
| October | 75.9°F | 52.1°F | 64.0°F | 4.40 in | — | 7 |
| November | 63.0°F | 41.4°F | 52.2°F | 4.25 in | — | 8 |
| December | 53.3°F | 34.8°F | 44.1°F | 5.26 in | — | 9 |
Climate twins of Lyon
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