Tupelo, Mississippi

===Climate===
Like the rest of the state, Tupelo has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]); it is part of USDA [[hardiness zone]] 7b.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |access-date=2015-03-02 |author-link=United States Department of Agriculture |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|43.4|F|1}} in January to {{convert|82.3|F|1}} in July, while, on average, there are 3.0&nbsp;days where the temperature stays at or below freezing, 55&nbsp;days with a low at or below freezing, and 67&nbsp;days with a high at or above {{convert|90|F|0}} per year.<ref name = NOAA/> The all-time record low is {{convert|−14|F|0}}, set on January 27, 1940, while the all-time record high is {{convert|109|F|0}}, set on July 29, 1930.<ref name = NOAA/> However, temperatures at or below {{convert|0|F|0}} are rare, having last occurred December 23, 1989, the date of the all-time record low for December; additionally, while highs can reach {{convert|100|F|0}} several days a row during severe heat waves, several years may pass between such readings.<ref name = NOAA/>

Precipitation is high, averaging {{convert|57.74|in|mm}} annually. On average, December is the single wettest month, and February through May are also especially wet; September and October are the driest months. The rainiest calendar day on record is March 21, 1955 when {{convert|9.40|in|mm}} of rain fell; monthly precipitation has ranged from trace amounts in August 1983 to {{convert|19.89|in|mm}} in December 1982.<ref name = NOAA/> Snow is uncommon, with many years receiving trace amounts or no snowfall at all, and normal (1981&ndash;2010) winter snowfall stands at {{convert|2.1|in|cm}}.<ref name = NOAA/> The most snow in one calendar day was {{convert|8.0|in|cm}} on January 24, 1940, contributing to the {{convert|9.2|in|cm}} that fell that month, the snowiest on record; the snowiest winter was 1935&ndash;36 with {{convert|14.8|in|cm}}.<ref name = NOAA/>

{{Weather box
|location = Tupelo, Mississippi ([[Tupelo Regional Airport]]), (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1930–&ndash;present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 81
|year record high F = 109
|Jan avg record high F = 70.9
|Feb avg record high F = 75.0
|Mar avg record high F = 81.7
|Apr avg record high F = 85.6
|May avg record high F = 90.9
|Jun avg record high F = 95.4
|Jul avg record high F = 97.4
|Aug avg record high F = 98.1
|Sep avg record high F = 94.7
|Oct avg record high F = 88.3
|Nov avg record high F = 79.2
|Dec avg record high F = 72.0
|year avg record high F = 99.4
|Jan high F = 53.2
|Feb high F = 57.8
|Mar high F = 66.4
|Apr high F = 74.9
|May high F = 82.7
|Jun high F = 89.5
|Jul high F = 92.3
|Aug high F = 91.9
|Sep high F = 86.7
|Oct high F = 76.5
|Nov high F = 64.3
|Dec high F = 55.6
|year high F = 74.3
|Jan mean F = 43.4
|Feb mean F = 47.3
|Mar mean F = 55.1
|Apr mean F = 63.3
|May mean F = 71.8
|Jun mean F = 79.2
|Jul mean F = 82.3
|Aug mean F = 81.6
|Sep mean F = 75.5
|Oct mean F = 64.4
|Nov mean F = 53.0
|Dec mean F = 45.9
|year mean F = 63.6
|Jan low F = 33.6
|Feb low F = 36.8
|Mar low F = 43.7
|Apr low F = 51.6
|May low F = 60.9
|Jun low F = 68.8
|Jul low F = 72.4
|Aug low F = 71.2
|Sep low F = 64.3
|Oct low F = 52.3
|Nov low F = 41.8
|Dec low F = 36.3
|year low F = 52.8
|Jan avg record low F = 14.9
|Feb avg record low F = 19.9
|Mar avg record low F = 26.0
|Apr avg record low F = 34.7
|May avg record low F = 45.4
|Jun avg record low F = 57.5
|Jul avg record low F = 63.8
|Aug avg record low F = 62.0
|Sep avg record low F = 49.1
|Oct avg record low F = 35.1
|Nov avg record low F = 25.0
|Dec avg record low F = 20.5
|year avg record low F = 12.9
|Jan record low F = −14
|Feb record low F = −3
|Mar record low F = 7
|Apr record low F = 23
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 51
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = −3
|year record low F = -14
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.82
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.29
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.37
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.51
|May precipitation inch = 5.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.01
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.50
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.07
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.57
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.96
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.48
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.94
|year precipitation inch = 57.74
|Jan snow inch = 0.6
|Feb snow inch = 0.6
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.1
|year snow inch = 1.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.6
|Feb precipitation days = 10.8
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.8
|May precipitation days = 10.3
|Jun precipitation days = 10.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.9
|Sep precipitation days = 6.1
|Oct precipitation days = 7.6
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 10.8
|year precipitation days = 115.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.6
|Feb snow days = 0.4
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.2
|year snow days = 1.5
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=meg | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = May 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NOAA KTUP">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093862&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station: Tupelo RGNL AP, MS |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
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