Pluto, Mississippi

Pluto, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°03′12″N 90°22′52″W
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 ID	676158[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)
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[4][5]

In popular culture

• Pluto is the setting for Dispatches from Pluto written by Richard Grant.[6]

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.