Is this weather normal in Forrest County?

Mississippi · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Forrest County. Forrest County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 74°, lows near 49°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Forrest County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.1°OctNov: +3.3°NovDec: +1.1°DecJan 2026: +1.6°JanFeb: +3.7°FebMar: +5.8°MarApr: +4.0°AprMay: -0.8°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +2.9°AugSep: +3.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.1 inOctNov: -2.4 inNovDec: -2.0 inDecJan 2026: +1.2 inJanFeb: -3.8 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: +13.0 inMayJun: +6.3 inJunJul: -4.4 inJulAug: -2.5 inAugSep: -3.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Forrest County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January61° / 38°6.0 in63.2° 195037.1° 1940
February65° / 41°5.2 in61.9° 201841.5° 1895
March72° / 47°5.8 in68.0° 202050.7° 1969
April78° / 53°5.3 in71.9° 190860.5° 1993
May85° / 61°4.6 in79.6° 189968.3° 1976
June90° / 68°5.6 in83.8° 191475.6° 1961
July92° / 71°6.3 in84.2° 190178.2° 1967
August92° / 70°5.6 in87.7° 202377.6° 1967
September88° / 66°4.6 in82.7° 192571.1° 1967
October80° / 54°3.7 in74.7° 191959.0° 1952
November69° / 44°3.9 in64.9° 202448.9° 1976
December62° / 40°5.6 in61.6° 202141.0° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Forrest County

Crime Radar: Hattiesburg, Petal

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