Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1955
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1955 1-Month |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1951 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1955 2-Month |
12.84" (326.14mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
2.82" (71.63mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1899 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1955 3-Month |
17.25" (438.15mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2007 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1955 4-Month |
23.26" (590.80mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
2.26" (57.40mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2007 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1955 5-Month |
27.57" (700.28mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2007 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month |
31.97" (812.04mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1963 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month |
34.89" (886.21mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month |
37.48" (951.99mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month |
39.62" (1,006.35mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
-2.84" (-72.13mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month |
41.04" (1,042.42mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
-5.35" (-135.89mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month |
44.84" (1,138.94mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
-6.56" (-166.62mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1925 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month |
46.62" (1,184.15mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
-8.95" (-227.33mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month |
74.62" (1,895.35mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-12.94" (-328.67mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1925 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month |
89.98" (2,285.49mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-21.28" (-540.51mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1926 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month |
142.27" (3,613.66mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
-24.69" (-627.12mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1956 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month |
191.74" (4,870.20mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
-30.75" (-781.05mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1957 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month |
247.66" (6,290.56mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
-30.17" (-766.32mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1957 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/