Pluto, Mississippi

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Pluto, Mississippi
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Pluto
Coordinates: 33°03′12″N90°22′52″W / 33.05333°N 90.38111°W / 33.05333; -90.38111
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Holmes
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID676158 [1]

Pluto is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. [1] Pluto is located on the Yazoo River. [2] A post office operated under the name Pluto from 1886 to 1918. [3]

Climate data for Pluto, MS (1991-2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)58.4
(14.7)
62.6
(17.0)
70.8
(21.6)
78.9
(26.1)
86.0
(30.0)
92.1
(33.4)
94.3
(34.6)
94.9
(34.9)
90.5
(32.5)
80.5
(26.9)
68.8
(20.4)
60.7
(15.9)
78.2
(25.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)48.5
(9.2)
52.0
(11.1)
59.4
(15.2)
67.5
(19.7)
75.6
(24.2)
82.1
(27.8)
84.7
(29.3)
84.6
(29.2)
79.3
(26.3)
68.7
(20.4)
57.5
(14.2)
51.0
(10.6)
67.6
(19.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)38.6
(3.7)
41.4
(5.2)
48.0
(8.9)
56.1
(13.4)
65.1
(18.4)
72.1
(22.3)
75.1
(23.9)
74.4
(23.6)
68.2
(20.1)
57.0
(13.9)
46.1
(7.8)
41.2
(5.1)
56.9
(13.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)5.69
(145)
5.57
(141)
5.94
(151)
6.58
(167)
5.74
(146)
4.37
(111)
4.02
(102)
4.51
(115)
3.31
(84)
4.27
(108)
4.57
(116)
5.81
(148)
60.38
(1,534)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)8.98.88.97.68.17.57.97.25.05.97.29.092.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Source: NOAA [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pluto, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 438.
  3. "Holmes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. "Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. Upholt, Boyce (October 10, 2015). "Review: 'Dispatches from Pluto, by Richard Grant'". Clarion-Ledger.