Is this weather normal in Franklin County?

Mississippi · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Franklin County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

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 Franklin County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.0°OctNov: +3.8°NovDec: +2.4°DecJan 2026: +0.3°JanFeb: +4.3°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +4.4°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +2.0°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +3.2°AugSep: +5.3°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: +0.6 inOctNov: -3.7 inNovDec: -2.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -4.4 inFebMar: +1.0 inMarApr: -0.0 inAprMay: +5.0 inMayJun: +2.4 inJunJul: -4.0 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: -2.7 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 Franklin County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January59° / 37°6.3 in61.0° 195034.2° 1940
February64° / 41°5.6 in60.8° 201839.2° 1895
March71° / 47°5.5 in67.3° 190748.6° 1915
April77° / 53°5.3 in70.3° 190860.0° 1993
May84° / 62°4.7 in78.3° 189967.8° 1917
June90° / 68°5.0 in82.7° 199874.1° 1903
July91° / 71°5.6 in83.4° 198078.2° 2014
August92° / 70°5.0 in86.3° 202377.0° 1931
September88° / 65°4.0 in82.2° 192571.5° 1967
October79° / 54°4.2 in74.7° 191959.4° 1976
November68° / 45°4.5 in65.7° 202448.0° 1976
December61° / 39°5.4 in61.7° 202140.3° 1963

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

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