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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Mississippi

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1971 1-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1940
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1950
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918, 1977
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1950
	Ties: 1921, 1939, 1993, 2005, 2006
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1929, 1987, 1988, 2019
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1933, 1955
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1932
	Ties: 1926, 1929, 1983, 2004
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1983, 1987
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1921
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1915, 1966, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1997, 2003
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	66.2°F (19.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1999
	Ties: 1979, 1981
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1911, 2004
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1966, 1982, 1996
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1993, 1997
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1923, 2017
	Ties: 1968, 1981, 1984, 2015
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1969, 1977, 1979
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1980
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970, 1971, 1980, 1981
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1970, 1980, 1981

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/