Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Russell (USC00227701), Mississippi, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Russell
Russell (USC00227701) is a weather station in Mississippi, United States at 32.40 latitude and -88.60 longitude, 119 m (390 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 1988, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Russell still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Russell tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.3 C (100.9 F) on 29 June 1988.
About the Station
Location: Mississippi, United States, 32.40 latitude, -88.60 longitude.
Elevation: 119 m (390 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 1988, 52 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 Russell. 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 Russell, 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)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Russell still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Russell by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1937
48
1938
23
1939
15
1940
36
1941
21
1942
32
1943
40
1944
25
1945
20
1946
9
1948
13
1949
32
1950
44
1951
52
1952
53
1953
37
1954
64
1955
38
1956
23
1957
36
1958
34
1959
18
1960
36
1961
23
1962
38
1963
45
1964
31
1965
30
1966
25
1967
43
1968
19
1969
23
1970
23
1971
21
1972
23
1973
25
1974
46
1975
29
1976
16
1977
27
1978
14
1979
12
1980
36
1981
23
1982
35
1983
16
1984
37
1985
20
1986
11
1988
24
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Russell between 26 December 1973 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Russell set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1973-12-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 205.7 mm (8.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Russell. The most was 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 26 December 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Russell
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2 January 1937
Feb
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
22 February 1961
Mar
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
29 March 1951
Apr
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
6 April 1964
May
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
3 May 1984
Jun
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
11 June 1961
Jul
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
31 July 1971
Aug
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1 August 1982
Sep
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
13 September 1979
Oct
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
5 October 1964
Nov
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
22 November 1983
Dec
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
26 December 1973
Period of Record Coverage
1937 to 1988
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Russell, 1937 to 1988. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1986, 1988.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Russell, 1937 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.9 C (64.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 1974, at 18.8 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Russell as warming stripes, 1937 to 1985
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1937
18.1 C
+0.22 C
1938
18.8 C
+0.93 C
1939
18.4 C
+0.48 C
1941
18.1 C
+0.15 C
1942
17.3 C
-0.60 C
1949
18.6 C
+0.72 C
1951
18.6 C
+0.65 C
1952
18.4 C
+0.53 C
1953
18.5 C
+0.58 C
1954
18.8 C
+0.88 C
1955
18.1 C
+0.19 C
1956
18.2 C
+0.31 C
1957
18.3 C
+0.37 C
1958
16.8 C
-1.07 C
1959
17.6 C
-0.30 C
1960
17.0 C
-0.94 C
1961
17.1 C
-0.78 C
1962
17.9 C
0.00 C
1963
17.2 C
-0.67 C
1964
17.6 C
-0.35 C
1965
17.9 C
-0.02 C
1966
17.0 C
-0.89 C
1967
17.1 C
-0.76 C
1968
16.7 C
-1.24 C
1969
17.6 C
-0.34 C
1970
17.9 C
-0.01 C
1971
18.4 C
+0.51 C
1972
18.7 C
+0.75 C
1973
18.5 C
+0.63 C
1974
18.8 C
+0.93 C
1976
17.3 C
-0.62 C
1977
18.1 C
+0.22 C
1978
17.8 C
-0.15 C
1979
17.3 C
-0.61 C
1980
18.2 C
+0.30 C
1981
18.4 C
+0.52 C
1982
18.8 C
+0.88 C
1983
17.1 C
-0.81 C
1984
17.8 C
-0.15 C
1985
17.7 C
-0.25 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1937 to 1985 is -0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Russell
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1937 to 1985
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.18 to 0.16) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.33 to 0.29) per decade
1937 to 1985
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.16 C (-0.31 to -0.01) per decade
-0.28 F (-0.55 to -0.02) per decade
1937 to 1985
40
Fall
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
1937 to 1988
Yearly extremes at Russell: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1973
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
301.2 mm (11.9 in)
1961
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
50
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1982
21 days
50
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Russell, 1937 to 1988. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Russell by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Russell, 1937 to 1988. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Russell by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1944
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1945
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1946
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1949
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1950
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1951
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1955
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1960
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1962
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1973
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1977
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1981
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Russell, 1937 to 1988. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.5 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Russell by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1938
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1939
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1943
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1945
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1946
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1950
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1952
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1957
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1958
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1960
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1962
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1965
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1968
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1969
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1971
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1972
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1973
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1974
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1978
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1980
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1983
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1986
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Russell, 1937 to 1988. The record is 301.2 mm (11.9 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 136.3 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Russell by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1938
231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1939
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1940
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1941
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1942
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1943
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1944
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1945
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1946
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1948
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1949
150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1950
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1951
204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1952
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1954
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1955
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1956
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1957
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1958
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1959
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1960
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1961
301.2 mm (11.9 in)
1962
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1963
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1964
191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1965
117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1966
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1967
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1968
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1969
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1970
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1971
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1972
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1973
212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1974
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1975
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1976
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1977
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1978
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1979
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1980
164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1981
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1982
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1983
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1984
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1985
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1986
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1988
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Russell, 1937 to 1988. The record is 45 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Russell by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937
19 days
1938
20 days
1939
24 days
1940
22 days
1941
25 days
1942
25 days
1943
9 days
1944
39 days
1945
14 days
1946
16 days
1948
14 days
1949
14 days
1950
18 days
1951
34 days
1952
32 days
1953
37 days
1954
21 days
1955
24 days
1956
23 days
1957
13 days
1958
20 days
1959
15 days
1960
20 days
1961
30 days
1962
28 days
1963
34 days
1964
21 days
1965
30 days
1966
24 days
1967
18 days
1968
24 days
1969
19 days
1970
20 days
1971
19 days
1972
22 days
1973
15 days
1974
18 days
1975
19 days
1976
13 days
1977
20 days
1978
23 days
1979
18 days
1980
21 days
1981
21 days
1982
45 days
1983
19 days
1984
26 days
1985
19 days
1986
21 days
1988
29 days
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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Russell falls on 24 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 225 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Russell
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1955 to 1985)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 March
n/a
24 March
n/a
-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 November
n/a
6 November
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
225 days
n/a
225 days
n/a
+4.7 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
41 years, 1937 to 1985
A day with at least 91.8 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 229.0 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Russell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
5 years
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
10 years
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
25 years
180.1 mm (7.1 in)
50 years
204.2 mm (8.0 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
229.0 mm (9.0 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1937 to 1985.
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: 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1973; 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1982; 169.7 mm (6.7 in) in 1964.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Russell, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Russell, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1969
+0.4
+0.6
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.