Is this weather normal in Jones County?

Mississippi · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Jones County. Jones 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 48°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.8°OctNov: +2.5°NovDec: +0.7°DecJan 2026: +0.3°JanFeb: +2.0°FebMar: +6.1°MarApr: +3.8°AprMay: -2.0°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +3.3°AugSep: +3.9°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: -0.3 inOctNov: -2.9 inNovDec: -2.6 inDecJan 2026: +2.8 inJanFeb: -3.8 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -0.4 inAprMay: +8.7 inMayJun: +3.8 inJunJul: -3.8 inJulAug: -2.9 inAugSep: -2.6 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 Jones County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January60° / 37°5.8 in61.6° 195035.9° 1940
February64° / 40°5.4 in60.7° 193240.3° 1895
March71° / 46°5.8 in66.9° 202049.1° 1915
April78° / 52°5.3 in70.8° 190859.9° 1928
May85° / 61°4.3 in78.6° 189667.0° 1976
June90° / 68°5.3 in83.5° 191475.0° 1974
July92° / 71°5.6 in84.5° 190177.9° 1967
August92° / 70°5.1 in87.3° 202377.3° 1967
September88° / 65°4.0 in83.6° 192570.1° 1967
October79° / 53°3.8 in74.2° 191958.8° 1952
November69° / 43°4.1 in63.5° 202448.0° 1976
December62° / 39°5.6 in60.6° 202139.7° 1963

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

Towns in Jones County

Crime Radar: Laurel, Ellisville

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