Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carthage (USC00221489), Mississippi, United States, with 61 years of record.
Key Facts for Carthage
Carthage (USC00221489) is a weather station in Mississippi, United States at 32.75 latitude and -89.54 longitude, 113 m (370 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 2015, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Carthage still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Carthage set a daily record snowfall of 1.3 cm (0.5 in) on 26 February 2015.
About the Station
Location: Mississippi, United States, 32.75 latitude, -89.54 longitude.
Elevation: 113 m (370 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 2015, 61 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Carthage. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Carthage, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Carthage still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Carthage by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1955
24
1956
37
1957
32
1958
19
1959
18
1960
30
1961
31
1962
41
1963
54
1964
33
1965
26
1966
27
1967
41
1968
17
1969
24
1970
30
1971
28
1972
24
1973
18
1974
34
1975
14
1976
17
1977
22
1978
21
1979
16
1980
45
1981
18
1982
26
1983
21
1984
30
1985
32
1986
25
1987
30
1988
32
1989
47
1990
29
1991
32
1992
22
1993
26
1994
11
1995
16
1996
25
1997
22
1998
29
1999
19
2000
39
2001
16
2002
23
2003
12
2004
10
2005
10
2006
15
2007
8
2008
21
2009
10
2010
16
2011
32
2012
17
2013
7
2014
13
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Carthage between 20 August 1999 and 5 September 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Carthage set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1999-08-20
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000-08-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011-09-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 213.9 mm (8.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 213.9 mm (8.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carthage. The most was 213.9 mm (8.4 in) on 5 September 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carthage
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
20 January 1979
Feb
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
10 February 1983
Mar
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
28 March 1994
Apr
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
13 April 1979
May
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
26 May 1968
Jun
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
24 June 2014
Jul
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
25 July 1965
Aug
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
30 August 2005
Sep
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
5 September 2011
Oct
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
17 October 1975
Nov
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
9 November 2000
Dec
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
4 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1955 to 2015
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
61 years of record at Carthage, 1955 to 2015. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1959, 1981, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Carthage, 1956 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (63.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 16.1 C (60.9 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 18.8 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Carthage as warming stripes, 1956 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1956
18.8 C
+1.61 C
1957
18.5 C
+1.28 C
1958
17.0 C
-0.25 C
1960
16.4 C
-0.78 C
1961
16.9 C
-0.28 C
1962
18.1 C
+0.93 C
1963
17.7 C
+0.44 C
1964
17.5 C
+0.26 C
1965
17.6 C
+0.35 C
1966
16.7 C
-0.50 C
1967
16.6 C
-0.63 C
1968
16.2 C
-1.02 C
1969
16.8 C
-0.37 C
1970
16.8 C
-0.37 C
1971
17.4 C
+0.17 C
1972
17.4 C
+0.22 C
1973
17.6 C
+0.37 C
1974
17.3 C
+0.10 C
1975
17.2 C
-0.03 C
1976
16.1 C
-1.15 C
1977
17.2 C
-0.04 C
1978
16.7 C
-0.52 C
1979
16.4 C
-0.83 C
1980
17.2 C
-0.01 C
1982
17.2 C
+0.03 C
1983
16.2 C
-1.04 C
1984
17.3 C
+0.06 C
1988
16.9 C
-0.27 C
1989
16.8 C
-0.38 C
1990
18.2 C
+1.02 C
1991
18.1 C
+0.88 C
1992
16.7 C
-0.50 C
1993
16.7 C
-0.49 C
1994
17.2 C
-0.01 C
1995
17.1 C
-0.12 C
1996
17.0 C
-0.20 C
1997
16.9 C
-0.31 C
1998
18.5 C
+1.27 C
1999
17.9 C
+0.64 C
2000
17.5 C
+0.28 C
2001
17.2 C
-0.03 C
2002
17.5 C
+0.30 C
2003
16.9 C
-0.27 C
2006
17.7 C
+0.47 C
2010
16.9 C
-0.27 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1956 to 2010 is -0.01 C (-0.13 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.24 to 0.21) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Carthage
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.01 C (-0.13 to 0.12) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.24 to 0.21) per decade
1956 to 2010
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.16 to 0.15) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.30 to 0.28) per decade
1956 to 2010
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.01 C (-0.13 to 0.12) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.24 to 0.21) per decade
1956 to 2010
45
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1955 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Carthage: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
61
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
61
Wettest day (Rx1day)
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
2011
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
264.2 mm (10.4 in)
1979
132.2 mm (5.2 in)
60
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
2005
20 days
61
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Carthage, 1955 to 2015. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Carthage by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Carthage, 1955 to 2015. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Carthage by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1955
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1956
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1973
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1981
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1987
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1990
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1991
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1993
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1996
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2005
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2006
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2010
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2013
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2015
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Carthage, 1955 to 2015. The record is 213.9 mm (8.4 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carthage by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1957
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1958
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1965
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1966
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1969
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1975
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1976
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1977
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1980
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1981
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1982
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1983
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1984
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1990
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1991
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1993
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1994
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1997
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1999
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2000
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2001
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2002
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2003
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2004
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2005
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2006
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2008
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2009
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
2012
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2013
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2014
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2015
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Carthage, 1955 to 2015. The record is 264.2 mm (10.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.2 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carthage by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1956
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1957
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1958
193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1959
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1961
209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1962
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1963
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1964
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1965
142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1966
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1967
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1969
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1970
138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1971
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1972
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1973
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1974
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1975
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1976
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1977
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1978
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979
264.2 mm (10.4 in)
1980
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1981
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1982
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1983
216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1984
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1985
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1986
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1987
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1988
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1989
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1990
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1991
181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1992
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1994
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1995
225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1996
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1997
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1998
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1999
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
2000
157.9 mm (6.2 in)
2001
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
2002
209.2 mm (8.2 in)
2003
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2004
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
2005
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2006
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2007
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2008
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2009
196.3 mm (7.7 in)
2010
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2011
228.9 mm (9.0 in)
2012
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2013
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2014
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2015
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Carthage, 1955 to 2015. The record is 48 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carthage by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955
23 days
1956
24 days
1957
17 days
1958
26 days
1959
12 days
1960
13 days
1961
19 days
1962
28 days
1963
22 days
1964
15 days
1965
29 days
1966
14 days
1967
25 days
1968
18 days
1969
14 days
1970
20 days
1971
18 days
1972
23 days
1973
13 days
1974
17 days
1975
13 days
1976
24 days
1977
15 days
1978
23 days
1979
18 days
1980
21 days
1981
21 days
1982
21 days
1983
20 days
1984
36 days
1985
14 days
1986
25 days
1987
26 days
1988
24 days
1989
18 days
1990
19 days
1991
16 days
1992
14 days
1993
19 days
1994
16 days
1995
42 days
1996
19 days
1997
15 days
1998
18 days
1999
21 days
2000
29 days
2001
25 days
2002
21 days
2003
20 days
2004
33 days
2005
48 days
2006
18 days
2007
32 days
2008
27 days
2009
22 days
2010
15 days
2011
24 days
2012
24 days
2013
20 days
2014
19 days
2015
1 day
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
45 years with a frost
Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Carthage falls on 27 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Carthage
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1972 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 March
n/a
27 March
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 November
n/a
4 November
n/a
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
221 days
n/a
225 days
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
53 years, 1956 to 2012
A day with at least 79.9 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 218.3 mm (8.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Carthage: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
25 years
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
50 years
187.5 mm (7.4 in)
100 years
218.3 mm (8.6 in)
Longer than the 53 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 53 years of values from 1956 to 2012.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 213.9 mm (8.4 in) in 2011; 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1979; 163.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1983.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Carthage standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Carthage threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.