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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Pluto, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Pluto is located in MississippiPlutoPlutoShow map of MississippiPluto is located in the United StatesPlutoPlutoShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 33°03′12″N 90°22′52″W / 33.05333°N 90.38111°W / 33.05333; -90.38111
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHolmes
Elevation115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID676158

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

Climate data for Pluto, MS (1991-2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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) 8.9 8.8 8.9 7.6 8.1 7.5 7.9 7.2 5.0 5.9 7.2 9.0 92.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Source: NOAA

In popular culture

  • Pluto is the setting for Dispatches from Pluto written by Richard Grant.

References

  1. ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of Holmes County, Mississippi, United States
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