Water Valley, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WATER VALLEY, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Water Valley has an annual average temperature of 61.5°F with about 58.6 inches of precipitation per year and 1.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 91.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.7°F). April is typically the wettest month (6.31 in) and September the driest (3.55 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Annual swing
38.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,916
Cooling need
1,659

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

6 of 366 (1.6%) of Water Valley'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
0
1900s
58
1910s
56
1920s
63
1930s
54
1940s
33
1950s
24
1960s
4
1970s
13
1980s
30
1990s
14
2000s
10
2010s
7
2020s
0

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 52.6°F 29.7°F 41.2°F 5.32 in 0.8 in 9
February 57.4°F 32.1°F 44.8°F 5.14 in 0.3 in 8
March 66.2°F 40.0°F 53.1°F 5.32 in 10
April 74.2°F 47.6°F 60.9°F 6.31 in 9
May 81.6°F 57.6°F 69.6°F 5.08 in 9
June 88.2°F 66.2°F 77.2°F 5.12 in 8
July 90.4°F 69.6°F 80.0°F 4.88 in 8
August 91.2°F 68.4°F 79.8°F 3.96 in 7
September 86.2°F 61.3°F 73.7°F 3.55 in 6
October 76.0°F 49.1°F 62.6°F 3.66 in 6
November 64.2°F 38.3°F 51.3°F 4.56 in 8
December 55.2°F 32.6°F 43.9°F 5.67 in 0.1 in 9

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