Average Temperature in Mississippi by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Mississippi for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Mississippi History?

2023 was the warmest year in Mississippi history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 78.1 °F, and the average low was 55.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Mississippi History?

1976 was the coolest year in Mississippi history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 73.6 °F, and the average low was 49.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	1	78.1	55.4
2022	24	76.6	52.9
2021	21	75.4	54.2
2020	10	76.0	54.9
2019	13	76.0	54.5
2018	21	75.3	54.2
2017	7	76.6	55.0
2016	4	77.4	54.5
2015	12	76.0	54.5
2014	115	73.6	51.1
2013	97	73.9	52.3
2012	9	77.1	54.3
2011	34	76.1	52.7
2010	74	75.3	51.7
2009	68	74.4	52.8
2008	86	74.8	51.8
2007	18	76.7	53.2
2006	21	76.8	52.7
2005	38	75.7	52.8
2004	50	74.8	53.3
2003	86	74.3	52.2
2002	50	74.8	53.1
2001	63	75.1	52.3
2000	43	76.3	52.1
1999	18	77.1	52.9
1998	7	76.7	55.0
1997	104	73.7	52.1
1996	100	74.3	51.7
1995	68	75.0	52.2
1994	74	74.3	52.8
1993	107	73.6	51.8
1992	106	73.8	51.9
1991	38	74.8	53.8
1990	15	77.0	53.2
1989	113	73.3	51.6
1988	107	74.6	50.8
1987	74	75.4	51.7
1986	29	75.9	53.2
1985	93	74.1	52.3
1984	86	74.7	52.0
1983	124	72.6	50.8
1982	58	74.8	52.7
1981	97	75.0	51.2
1980	97	74.7	51.4
1979	126	72.6	50.6
1978	118	74.0	50.4
1977	86	74.9	51.7
1976	129	73.6	49.3
1975	86	74.3	52.3
1974	74	74.9	52.0
1973	63	74.9	52.5
1972	74	75.1	51.9
1971	82	75.0	51.8
1970	110	74.1	51.1
1969	115	74.0	50.6
1968	128	73.2	49.8
1967	110	74.4	50.8
1966	118	73.6	50.9
1965	58	75.6	52.1
1964	93	74.9	51.5
1963	107	75.1	50.2
1962	68	75.6	51.7
1961	115	73.9	50.7
1960	121	73.7	50.5
1959	86	74.7	51.9
1958	124	72.8	50.6
1957	38	74.9	53.5
1956	34	76.6	52.1
1955	47	76.1	52.1
1954	15	77.9	52.3
1953	29	76.9	52.3
1952	50	76.6	51.5
1951	34	76.6	52.1
1950	63	75.0	52.4
1949	20	75.9	53.8
1948	68	75.2	52.1
1947	100	74.6	51.5
1946	29	75.9	53.2
1945	50	75.5	52.5
1944	43	75.9	52.5
1943	56	76.3	51.5
1942	86	75.2	51.3
1941	47	75.7	52.6
1940	126	73.2	49.9
1939	24	76.7	52.7
1938	13	77.3	53.1
1937	63	75.0	52.3
1936	50	76.1	51.9
1935	43	75.9	52.6
1934	29	76.4	52.6
1933	4	77.5	54.2
1932	43	75.5	53.0
1931	38	76.3	52.4
1930	58	75.5	52.1
1929	68	74.8	52.3
1928	93	75.1	51.3
1927	3	77.7	54.3
1926	74	75.3	51.7
1925	15	77.3	53.0
1924	100	75.4	50.5
1923	58	75.0	52.7
1922	11	76.7	54.1
1921	2	78.6	54.2
1920	100	74.1	51.8
1919	38	75.6	52.9
1918	47	76.1	52.2
1917	121	74.7	49.6
1916	63	76.1	51.4
1915	82	75.4	51.6
1914	93	74.9	51.6
1913	58	75.5	52.2
1912	118	73.5	51.1
1911	4	77.4	54.4
1910	82	75.5	51.4
1909	34	76.5	52.3
1908	24	76.5	52.9
1907	33	76.2	52.8
1906	68	75.2	52.0
1905	104	73.7	52.2
1904	74	75.8	51.2
1903	112	74.2	50.8
1902	50	75.5	52.6
1901	113	74.4	50.3
1900	56	74.9	53.0
1899	74	75.2	51.8
1898	82	74.3	52.5
1897	24	76.3	53.1
1896	24	76.1	53.2
1895	121	73.4	50.8