Is this weather normal in Rankin County?

Mississippi · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 73°, lows near 47°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.1°OctNov: +4.2°NovDec: +3.3°DecJan 2026: +1.1°JanFeb: +4.5°FebMar: +7.8°MarApr: +4.6°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +2.5°JulAug: +2.7°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -1.4 inNovDec: -4.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.1 inJanFeb: -3.8 inFebMar: -2.4 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: +0.5 inMayJun: +4.7 inJunJul: -2.7 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: -1.9 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 Rankin County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January58° / 36°5.7 in59.5° 195031.6° 1940
February62° / 39°5.5 in59.1° 201838.0° 1895
March70° / 45°5.7 in66.0° 190746.8° 1915
April77° / 52°6.0 in69.9° 202559.0° 1983
May84° / 60°4.3 in77.6° 189666.3° 1976
June89° / 68°4.5 in83.0° 191474.0° 1903
July92° / 71°4.8 in84.1° 193077.4° 1967
August92° / 70°4.7 in86.5° 202376.4° 1992
September87° / 64°3.8 in82.9° 192569.7° 1967
October78° / 52°3.7 in73.6° 191957.9° 1952
November67° / 42°4.5 in63.6° 202446.4° 1976
December60° / 38°5.5 in59.8° 202137.8° 1963

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

Towns in Rankin County

Crime Radar: Flowood, Brandon, Pearl, Richland, Florence

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