Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, April 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1956 1-Month |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1930 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1956 2-Month |
11.24" (285.50mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1925 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1956 3-Month |
20.16" (512.06mm) | 16.25" (412.75mm) |
3.91" (99.31mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2007 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1956 4-Month |
22.85" (580.39mm) | 21.54" (547.12mm) |
1.31" (33.27mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1986 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Apr 1956 5-Month |
25.85" (656.59mm) | 27.11" (688.59mm) |
-1.26" (-32.00mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1986 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Apr 1956 6-Month |
29.27" (743.46mm) | 31.32" (795.53mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1986 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Apr 1956 7-Month |
30.97" (786.64mm) | 34.28" (870.71mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Apr 1956 8-Month |
32.37" (822.20mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
-5.34" (-135.63mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Apr 1956 9-Month |
35.98" (913.89mm) | 41.64" (1,057.66mm) |
-5.66" (-143.77mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Apr 1956 10-Month |
43.12" (1,095.25mm) | 46.66" (1,185.16mm) |
-3.54" (-89.91mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Apr 1956 11-Month |
46.23" (1,174.24mm) | 50.83" (1,291.08mm) |
-4.60" (-116.84mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
May 1955–Apr 1956 12-Month |
50.88" (1,292.35mm) | 55.59" (1,411.99mm) |
-4.71" (-119.64mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–Apr 1956 18-Month |
81.12" (2,060.45mm) | 87.03" (2,210.56mm) |
-5.91" (-150.11mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1980 | ||||
|
May 1954–Apr 1956 24-Month |
98.52" (2,502.41mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-12.74" (-323.59mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1926 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1980 | ||||
|
May 1953–Apr 1956 36-Month |
144.19" (3,662.43mm) | 166.95" (4,240.53mm) |
-22.76" (-578.10mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1954 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
May 1952–Apr 1956 48-Month |
193.77" (4,921.76mm) | 222.43" (5,649.72mm) |
-28.66" (-727.96mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2021 | ||||
|
May 1951–Apr 1956 60-Month |
238.94" (6,069.08mm) | 277.77" (7,055.36mm) |
-38.83" (-986.28mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/