Newton County, Mississippi
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Decatur, MS
A normal year in Decatur brings about 58 inches of rain; on roughly 18 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 16.8 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 11.7. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 36,300 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00226308, 7 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Decatur falls near the middle of the 186 places in Mississippi on this site (18.2 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 183 places in Mississippi on this site (half built by 1985). By first frost it falls 15th earliest for the first fall frost of the 185 places in Mississippi on this site (November 2).
When to clean gutters in Decatur
The first fall frost comes around November 2 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 25 (median dates, NOAA normals). A fall cleaning set for the weeks after that frost, when the branches over the house are bare, gets the year’s leaves in one trip; a spring visit follows once the pollen and catkins have come down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Decatur rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Decatur the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.80 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 820 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,640, by the rule in the Copper Development Association’s design handbook. Try your own roof in the gutter and downspout calculator, which starts from this figure.
The houses in Decatur
Half the homes in Decatur were built by 1985, 44% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Houses that age have often had their gutters replaced once already; if not, the original runs and the boards behind them deserve a close look. On a house built before 1978, replacing more than 20 square feet of painted fascia or trim falls under the EPA’s lead-safe rule, so ask whether the crew is certified.
53% of households own their home, and 65% of homes are detached houses, 2% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Mississippi
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Decatur which license or registration they hold in Mississippi, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Decatur
With half the homes built by 1985, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: