All-time weather records — Water Valley, MS
Climate change signal in Water Valley
of Water Valley's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (6 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (7 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | · | · | ||
| 1900s | 58 | 20 | ||
| 1910s | 56 | 29 | ||
| 1920s | 63 | 24 | ||
| 1930s | 54 | 15 | ||
| 1940s | 33 | 33 | ||
| 1950s | 24 | 25 | ||
| 1960s | 4 | 48 | ||
| 1970s | 13 | 43 | ||
| 1980s | 30 | 60 | ||
| 1990s | 14 | 40 | ||
| 2000s | 10 | 13 | ||
| 2010s | 7 | 13 | ||
| 2020s | · | 3 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1900, the latest in 2019. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.0°F — Jan 25, 1972 | -9.9°F — Jan 30, 1966 | 4.71 in — Jan 11, 1974 |
| February | 82.9°F — Feb 17, 1911 | -13.0°F — Feb 2, 1951 | 6.56 in — Feb 3, 1901 |
| March | 91.0°F — Mar 24, 1910 | 9.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 5.45 in — Mar 31, 1933 |
| April | 93.9°F — Apr 22, 1987 | 24.1°F — Apr 4, 1987 | 5.00 in — Apr 12, 2013 |
| May | 98.1°F — May 4, 2003 | 33.1°F — May 4, 2013 | 5.68 in — May 7, 1984 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 20, 1936 | 45.0°F — Jun 3, 1969 | 4.02 in — Jun 5, 1893 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 29, 1930 | 50.0°F — Jul 15, 1926 | 5.28 in — Jul 24, 1955 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 8, 1935 | 48.9°F — Aug 29, 1986 | 4.44 in — Aug 19, 1960 |
| September | 109.9°F — Sep 7, 1925 | 33.1°F — Sep 29, 1967 | 4.80 in — Sep 21, 1958 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 4, 2019 | 24.1°F — Oct 10, 2000 | 5.37 in — Oct 21, 1900 |
| November | 89.1°F — Nov 1, 1984 | 12.0°F — Nov 20, 1914 | 5.80 in — Nov 19, 1948 |
| December | 81.0°F — Dec 3, 1982 | -4.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 6.60 in — Dec 26, 1904 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Water Valley.