Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1981 1-Month |
5.18" (131.57mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
0.44" (11.17mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1951 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1981 2-Month |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-2.86" (-72.65mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1981 3-Month |
12.90" (327.66mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 2007 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1981 4-Month |
17.44" (442.98mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
-3.56" (-90.42mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2007 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1981 5-Month |
18.97" (481.84mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-7.31" (-185.67mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2007 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month |
20.22" (513.59mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-11.63" (-295.40mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1963 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month |
24.75" (628.65mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-11.32" (-287.53mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month |
29.03" (737.36mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
-10.00" (-254.00mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month |
33.09" (840.49mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
-9.37" (-237.99mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month |
34.78" (883.41mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
-11.61" (-294.90mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month |
38.85" (986.79mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
-12.55" (-318.77mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1925 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month |
42.49" (1,079.25mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
-13.08" (-332.23mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month |
84.99" (2,158.75mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-2.57" (-65.27mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month |
116.68" (2,963.67mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
5.42" (137.67mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1926 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month |
181.69" (4,614.93mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
14.73" (374.15mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1975 | ||||
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Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month |
240.38" (6,105.65mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
17.89" (454.40mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1957 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month |
290.92" (7,389.37mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
13.09" (332.49mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/