Historical Weather Data
The 45 year (1974-2018) historical monthly average rainfall; 32 year (1987-2018) average maximum and minimum air and 4-inch depth soil temperatures; and the 19 year (2000-2018) 2-inch soil temperature at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS. |
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Month |
Rain (in) |
Air (˚F) |
4 in Soil (˚F) |
2 in Soil (˚F) |
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1974 – 2018 |
April 1987 – Dec. 2018 |
April 1987 – Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2000 – Dec. 2018 |
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Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
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Jan |
4.98 |
52.01 |
31.61 |
46.61 |
38.91 |
50.83 |
39.43 |
Feb |
4.72 |
56.31 |
34.31 |
49.71 |
40.31 |
55.03 |
41.53 |
March |
5.65 |
65.21 |
41.91 |
57.61 |
46.11 |
65.53 |
48.33 |
April |
5.08 |
73.9 |
49.9 |
67.72 |
54.92 |
76.13 |
56.73 |
May |
5.68 |
82.0 |
59.5 |
77.6 |
64.7 |
85.83 |
65.73 |
June |
4.36 |
88.6 |
67.0 |
84.4 |
72.3 |
93.93 |
74.03 |
July |
4.19 |
91.5 |
70.4 |
89.0 |
76.5 |
97.53 |
77.23 |
Aug |
3.74 |
91.7 |
69.6 |
87.62 |
75.52 |
96.4 |
77.2 |
Sept |
4.31 |
86.5 |
62.8 |
82.4 |
70.8 |
89.4 |
71.4 |
Oct |
3.97 |
75.8 |
49.6 |
71.1 |
59.7 |
77.2 |
60.8 |
Nov |
4.77 |
64.4 |
40.5 |
56.4 |
46.8 |
64.34 |
49.34 |
Dec |
6.15 |
54.5 |
34.1 |
49.0 |
40.8 |
54.34 |
41.94 |
Total |
57.58 |
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Note: The above data were obtained from the average monthly data; and the historical averages above were calculated with the available data for that month and each year, with the following exceptions: 1No data available for January – March 1987. 2No 4-inch soil max and min temperatures for August 1988 and April 1990. 3No data available for January – July 2000. 4No 2-inch min soil temperatures available for November and December 2001. |
The 2018 monthly rainfall, maximum and minimum air and soil temperatures at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS. |
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Month |
Rainfall (in) |
Air (˚F) |
4 in Soil (˚F) |
2 in Soil (˚F) |
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2018 |
2018 |
2018 |
2018 |
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(% N)1 |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
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Jan |
2.65 (53) |
50.6 |
25.9 |
46.5 |
38.7 |
48.5 |
37.3 |
Feb |
10.70 (227) |
64.7 |
41.2 |
58.4 |
48.4 |
61.4 |
46.9 |
March |
4.90 (87) |
66.0 |
42.2 |
61.5 |
49.9 |
66.6 |
49.0 |
April |
6.76 (133) |
71.7 |
45.1 |
69.1 |
53.2 |
73.4 |
50.8 |
May |
2.96 (52) |
88.4 |
64.5 |
86.7 |
69.4 |
92.5 |
67.6 |
June |
5.63 (129) |
92.8 |
70.3 |
85.3 |
76.3 |
92.2 |
76.5 |
July |
2.52 (60) |
93.9 |
72.7 |
91.9 |
80.2 |
95.5 |
78.8 |
Aug |
4.10 (110) |
93.1 |
71.4 |
88.8 |
79.7 |
95.5 |
81.3 |
Sept |
5.05 (117) |
90.5 |
70.2 |
87.2 |
77.1 |
91.2 |
76.1 |
Oct |
0.61 (15) |
79.0 |
56.2 |
75.8 |
65.4 |
78.9 |
63.2 |
Nov |
4.54 (95) |
60.2 |
37.6 |
58.2 |
49.3 |
59.7 |
46.5 |
Dec |
5.93 (96) |
55.9 |
36.4 |
52.9 |
45.5 |
54.4 |
43.4 |
Total |
56.35 (98) |
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1Percent of normal rainfall (%N) is the monthly rainfall divided by the MAFES Northeast Branch Station Historical (1974-2018) monthly average rainfall multiplied by 100. |