Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1917
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1917 1-Month |
1.95" (49.53mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
-2.79" (-70.87mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1951 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1917 2-Month |
6.77" (171.96mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-3.25" (-82.55mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1899 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1917 3-Month |
13.58" (344.93mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-2.41" (-61.22mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 2007 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1917 4-Month |
18.65" (473.71mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 2007 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1917 5-Month |
24.87" (631.70mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 2007 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month |
29.62" (752.35mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-2.23" (-56.64mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1963 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month |
31.47" (799.34mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-4.60" (-116.84mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1904 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month |
33.42" (848.87mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
-5.61" (-142.49mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1904 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month |
35.21" (894.33mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
-7.25" (-184.15mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1904 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month |
38.71" (983.23mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
-7.68" (-195.08mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1904 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month |
49.53" (1,258.06mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1925 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month |
53.64" (1,362.46mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
-1.93" (-49.02mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1904 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month |
82.22" (2,088.39mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-5.34" (-135.63mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1925 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month |
107.93" (2,741.42mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1926 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month |
159.98" (4,063.49mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
-6.98" (-177.29mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1956 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1914 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month |
205.89" (5,229.61mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
-16.60" (-421.64mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1957 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month |
267.73" (6,800.34mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
-10.10" (-256.54mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1908 | 1957 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/