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Fall in Mississippi, and especially in Oxford, is beautiful. The leaves change color, and the weather is usually pretty warm until mid- to late-October or early November. Winter is rather mild in Oxford compared to other places, but it gets pretty cold around January, so bring a warm coat and plenty of scarves. It rarely snows, but sometimes it ices overnight, and school is cancelled. When the tiniest threat of winter weather comes, everyone races to the grocery stores to buy all of the milk, bread, and beer in case they get snowed in. There was a huge ice storm in North Mississippi more than 15 years ago, and people who were here then are still talking about it. A lot of students took anything that seemed like it would be sled-worthy out to the huge hill behind Stewart dorm. Apparently, the lunch trays that had been “borrowed” from Johnson Commons worked best.

Spring is fabulous, but it doesn’t usually come until April. In the spring, everyone comes out to play in the Grove and do anything outdoors that they can. When walking around the Square in the spring, it’s commonplace to see the bar balconies packed to capacity any time of day. Summers are hotter than Hades! It’s not the heat that’ll get you, but the humidity. Mississippi has those wonderful summers where you walk out of your air-conditioned home or classroom to be hit in the face by heat and humidity that immediately cause perspiration to soak your clothes. This is the worst thing about Mississippi weather. You try to get dressed up and look great for a date, and then your hair gets all frizzy or you’re burning up in those khaki pants. However, the hotter months are when most people are home for the summer and suffering somewhere else anyway.

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mlc11

'15

Psychology

3.8

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Weather

I love the weather here at Ole Miss. Even though it does get cold one day but warm the next, I think it's just because it's an odd year for weather. It doesn't snow much here so that's a good thing. You do have to worry about tornadoes.

Jan 21, 2012

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goshalmighty015

'15

International Studies

5.0

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Beautiful

The weather is so so nice here. You get all four seasons, and Ole Miss is beautiful in every one. My favorite is fall, when all the leaves change colors and the temperature is in the 60s. Winter's pretty and sometimes it snows, but it's not too horribly cold. Spring is gorgeous with all the flowers blooming and the grass in the Grove is green and the temperature is pleasant. Summer gets pretty hot, but not unbearable as long as you have AC.

Nov 07, 2011

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dtbrown2

'14

Chemical Engineering

2.3

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Weather Varies

you really do not know what to expect from the weather in Oxford. One day its either too hot, too cold, raining, snowing, or sometimes having tornadoes. overall Oxford is a good place, just wished the weather was not as confusing as it is now.

Jun 29, 2011

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