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This is the current conditions weather report for Durant. The report was made 70 minutes ago, at 07:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 13 miles per hour / 20.4 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 13 miles per hour / 20.4 kilometers per hour from the northwest (300°). The temperature was 37°F / 3°C, with a dew-point at 37°F / 3°C. The temperature felt like 30°F / -1°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.09 inHg / 1020 hPa. The relative humidity was 52%. The skies were clear.

Durant is a city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1858 as a station on the Mississippi Central Railroad, later part of the Illinois Central. Durant was named for Louis Durant, a Choctaw chief, who had lived on a bluff just across the nearby Big Black River. The population was 2,932 at the 2000 census.

Durant is located at 33.076313, -89.856405. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.89%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males.

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