It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Mississippi using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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#25. Wilkinson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees
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2 / 25#24. Jones County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
#23. Oktibbeha County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 79 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
#22. Pike County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
#21. Claiborne County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 81 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees
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6 / 25#20. Pearl River County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
#19. Clay County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
#18. George County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
#17. Lawrence County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
#15. Warren County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 81 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees
#14. Walthall County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
#13. Lee County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 79 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.8 degrees
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14 / 25#12. Holmes County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
#10. Washington County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 81 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.4 degrees
#9. Leflore County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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18 / 25#8. Yazoo County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 81 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
#7. Harrison County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
#6. Marion County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#5. Jackson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
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22 / 25#4. Issaquena County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 82 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 81 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
#3. Hancock County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 83 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
#2. Sharkey County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 83 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 81 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees