MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17.5		6.8		8.4		12.8		17.4		21.8		25.8		27.3		27		24.1		18.1		12.2		7.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		23.7		12.4		14.4		19.1		23.9		28.1		31.9		33.2		33.2		30.6		25.1		18.6		13.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11.3		1.2		2.5		6.6		10.9		15.6		19.8		21.4		20.9		17.7		11.2		5.8		2.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43.9		27.2		31.1		34.4		33.9		38.3		40.6		43.9		42.2		42.8		36.7		32.2		27.8

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-24.4		-21.1		-24.4		-10.6		-6.7		1.1		5		11.1		11.1		2.8		-3.3		-12.2		-22.2

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		1.3		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77.4		---		---		0.1		0.2		4.4		16.1		21.9		21.4		12		1.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		158.8		---		0.3		2.5		8.9		20.3		27.9		30.8		30		24.9		11		2		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		230.3		2.3		4.4		12.5		21.3		29.3		30		31		31		29.5		24.4		11.2		3.5

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		289.5		9.2		13		22.5		28.3		31		30		31		31		30		29.8		21.9		11.8

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		331.8		19.2		20.7		28.7		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		30.9		28.2		21.3

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		357		27.4		26.6		30.8		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.8		28.4

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		319.2		31		28		31		29.9		30		20.7		12.8		17		26.9		30.9		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		230.2		30.9		27.9		30.2		25.8		15		2.8		0.2		1.2		11.1		25.9		28.8		30.5

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170.1		29.7		26.1		24.9		15.5		3.9		0.1		---		---		2.4		15.9		23.1		28.6

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		108.6		25.7		21		14.2		4.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		5.5		14		23.6

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		48		14.3		10.4		4.4		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		5.5		12.5

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		4.1		2		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.3

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1340		131		130		149		126		110		99		117		92		80		78		100		129

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		97		10		9		9		8		8		8		9		8		6		6		8		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm.		210.3		130.8		210.3		170.2		204.5		115.1		168.2		139.7		152.4		132.1		152.4		113		149.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78.7		7.7		7		7.1		6.3		6.9		7.3		6.6		5.8		4.9		5.1		6.8		7.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75		7		7		7		6		6		6		7		6		5		4		6		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		4		4		4		3		3		3		3		3		2		2		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.5		3.9		3.9		3		3.1		3.3		3.3		3.2		2.8		2.3		2.7		3.4		3.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		2		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		1		1		1		2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		2216		352		274		410		418		310		365		406		242		280		330		284		359

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		795		18		38		15		11		6		7		15		14		---		---		4		22

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		5.1		2		1.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		0.8

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 119

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		32		25.4		30.5		7.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		20.3		25.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2913		711		530		361		148		25		1		---		---		13		138		358		630

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1996		1		2		14		60		200		386		499		474		276		70		13		2

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5393		37		63		186		371		640		835		964		939		712		405		175		63

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.5		12.4		13.5		14.4		14.8		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.9		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.7		9		11.3		15.1		19.3		21.2		21.5		21.4		19.6		17.5		14.2		10.3		8.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3.7		4.7		6		7.2		8.2		8.8		8.5		7.7		6.3		4.7		3.8		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.8		12.3		14.3		16.9		19.2		19.4		19		19.1		18.8		18.6		17.7		14		11.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.6		12.4		13.4		15.7		18.8		19.2		18.7		19.1		18.1		18.4		18		14.6		12.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.7		9		11.3		15.1		19.3		21.2		21.5		21.4		19.6		17.5		14.2		10.3		8.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.8		4.9		6.3		7.7		8.7		9.1		8.9		8		6.8		5.3		4		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.2		16.2		19.3		21.8		22.2		22.7		21.6		21.7		21.5		20.6		21.9		18.2		15

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.6		18.3		20.8		23.9		24.4		26.4		24.7		24.7		23.4		21.7		24.8		21.1		16.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.6		7.4		9		12.1		14.8		15.9		18.8		18.1		17		14.4		10.3		7.1		6.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		3.2		4		5.1		6.4		7.3		8		7.7		7		5.9		3.9		3.2		3.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13		9.7		10.7		13		14.5		14.7		16.7		16.4		16.3		15		11.9		8.6		8.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.6		8.6		8.5		9.9		11		10.7		14.3		13.6		13.7		12.6		9.5		7		7.5