Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1978 1-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1951 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
13.06" (331.72mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
3.04" (77.21mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1899 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
16.11" (409.19mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
0.12" (3.04mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2007 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
18.33" (465.58mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2007 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
24.22" (615.19mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-2.06" (-52.32mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
27.18" (690.37mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-4.67" (-118.62mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1963 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
35.89" (911.61mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
40.14" (1,019.56mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
1.11" (28.20mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
46.97" (1,193.04mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
4.51" (114.56mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
50.35" (1,278.89mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
56.48" (1,434.59mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
5.08" (129.03mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
58.69" (1,490.73mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
88.02" (2,235.71mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
0.46" (11.69mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
109.23" (2,774.44mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1926 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
168.70" (4,284.98mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
237.66" (6,036.56mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
15.17" (385.31mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
306.23" (7,778.24mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
28.40" (721.36mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1957 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/