Is this weather normal in Pontotoc County?

Mississippi · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Pontotoc County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +7° against the usual. Pontotoc County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 69°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.5°OctNov: +3.7°NovDec: +0.5°DecJan 2026: -2.0°JanFeb: +2.6°FebMar: +8.0°MarApr: +6.0°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +0.8°JunJul: +2.0°JulAug: +2.5°AugSep: +7.1°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: +0.0 inOctNov: -1.4 inNovDec: -4.6 inDecJan 2026: +0.2 inJanFeb: -3.1 inFebMar: -2.0 inMarApr: -1.1 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -2.2 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: -2.0 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 Pontotoc County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January52° / 32°5.0 in53.8° 195027.3° 1940
February57° / 36°5.4 in54.2° 193232.0° 1899
March66° / 42°5.3 in63.8° 201241.1° 1960
April74° / 49°5.8 in67.8° 189655.5° 1983
May81° / 59°5.3 in76.1° 189663.6° 1917
June88° / 67°4.8 in83.4° 191471.6° 1903
July90° / 70°4.5 in85.4° 193075.0° 2014
August90° / 69°4.0 in85.1° 195474.4° 1967
September85° / 62°3.6 in83.5° 192568.0° 1974
October75° / 50°3.9 in70.6° 191955.7° 1952
November63° / 40°4.4 in60.0° 190942.9° 1976
December55° / 35°6.0 in55.8° 202133.8° 1963

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

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