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2001 Climatological and Significant Weather Summary
Tupelo, MS (Regional Airport)

The following is the 2001 year-end climatological summary for the Tupelo Regional Airport:

MONTH
AVGTEMP
DEPART.
PRECIP
DEPART.
RAINDAYS
JANUARY
37.6°
-2.3°
5.77"
+0.88"
8 OF 31
FEBRUARY
47.9°
+3.5°
7.65"
+2.93"
12 OF 28
MARCH
48.5°
-5.2°
3.83"
-2.24"
11 OF 31
APRIL
64.9°
+2.5°
8.35"
+3.10"
9 OF 30
MAY
69.6°
-0.6°
5.71"
-0.01"
12 OF 31
JUNE
76.0°
-1.2°
3.91"
+0.07"
12 OF 30
JULY
81.5°
+0.9°
2.86"
-1.44"
5 OF 31
AUGUST
79.2°
-0.4°
6.15"
+3.10"
16 OF 31
SEPTEMBER
71.6°
-0.1°
2.48"
-1.12"
7 OF 30
OCTOBER
59.4°
-3.0°
7.73"
+3.42"
7 OF 31
NOVEMBER
56.3°
+3.7°
6.24"
+1.39"
7 OF 30
DECEMBER
47.8°
+4.3°
6.55"
+0.39"
11 OF 31
 
YEARLY
61.7°
0.0°
67.23"
+11.36"
117 OF 365
           
NOTE: RAINDAYS INDICATE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH AT LEAST 0.01" OF PRECIP.

 

MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION:

 
PARAMETER MEASURED 2001 NORMAL DEPART.
AVERAGE HIGH 72.3° 72.2° +0.1°
AVERAGE LOW 51.1° 51.2° -0.1°
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 96° ON 07/11
LOWEST TEMPERATURE 10° ON 01/02
DAYS LOW 32 OR LESS 56 DAYS 60 DAYS - 4 DAYS
DAYS HIGH 90 OR MORE 45 DAYS 70 DAYS -25 DAYS
DAYS HIGH 100 OR MORE 0 DAYS 3 DAYS - 3 DAYS
LAST FREEZE (SPRING) 3/28 4/03 + 6 DAYS
FIRST FREEZE (FALL) 10/28 10/28 0 DAYS
GROWING SEASON 214 DAYS 208 DAYS + 6 DAYS
HEATING DEGREE DAYS 2942 3096 -154
COOLING DEGREE DAYS 1827 1901 - 74
GREATEST 24 HR RAIN 4.16 ON 04/03
SNOW T 1.4" -1.4"

 

RECORD HIGHS OR LOWS SET OR TIED IN 2000: (PREVIOUS RECORDS INDICATE ONLY MOST RECENT YEAR SET)

01/01 NEW LOWEST MAX 26 OLD RECORD 30 IN 1977
01/02 NEW LOW 10 OLD RECORD 13 IN 1977
03/17 TIE LOWEST MAX 48 PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1960
04/11 NEW HIGHEST MIN 65 OLD RECORD 64 IN 1994
04/17 NEW LOWEST MAX 55 OLD RECORD 59 IN 1999
06/07 TIE LOWEST MAX 74 PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1997
06/27 NEW LOWEST MAX 77 OLD RECORD 79 IN 1938
08/09 TIE LOWEST MAX 81 PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1997
08/10 NEW LOWEST MAX 80 OLD RECORD 81 IN 1984
09/26 TIE LOW 40 PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1975
10/12 TIE HIGHEST MIN 67 PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1954
12/07 NEW HIGHEST MIN 61 OLD RECORD 59 IN 1956

 


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