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 June 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1950
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1950 1-Month |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
0.27" (6.85mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1951 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1907 | ||||
Apr–May 1950 2-Month |
8.31" (211.07mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1899 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1956 | ||||||
Mar–May 1950 3-Month |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 2007 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1991 | ||||
Feb–May 1950 4-Month |
22.33" (567.18mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2007 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1991 | ||||
Jan–May 1950 5-Month |
30.77" (781.56mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
4.49" (114.05mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1991 | ||||
Dec 1949–May 1950 6-Month |
34.85" (885.19mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1963 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Nov 1949–May 1950 7-Month |
35.28" (896.11mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-0.79" (-20.07mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1904 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Oct 1949–May 1950 8-Month |
40.15" (1,019.81mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1904 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1949–May 1950 9-Month |
43.80" (1,112.52mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
1.34" (34.04mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1904 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 1949–May 1950 10-Month |
47.79" (1,213.87mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1904 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2022 | ||||||
Jul 1949–May 1950 11-Month |
54.44" (1,382.78mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1949–May 1950 12-Month |
60.30" (1,531.62mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
4.73" (120.14mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1904 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1948–May 1950 18-Month |
96.89" (2,461.01mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
9.33" (236.99mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1980 | ||||
Jun 1948–May 1950 24-Month |
129.35" (3,285.49mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
18.09" (459.49mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1926 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
Jun 1947–May 1950 36-Month |
185.10" (4,701.54mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
18.14" (460.76mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1975 | ||||
Jun 1946–May 1950 48-Month |
249.18" (6,329.17mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
26.69" (677.92mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1957 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2022 | ||||
Jun 1945–May 1950 60-Month |
314.76" (7,994.90mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
36.93" (938.02mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1957 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/