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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1983
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1983 1-Month |
9.28" (235.71mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
4.54" (115.31mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1951 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1907 | ||||
Apr–May 1983 2-Month |
20.81" (528.57mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
10.79" (274.06mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1899 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1991 | ||||
Mar–May 1983 3-Month |
27.04" (686.82mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
11.05" (280.67mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2007 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
Feb–May 1983 4-Month |
35.17" (893.32mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
14.17" (359.92mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2007 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1991 | ||||
Jan–May 1983 5-Month |
40.13" (1,019.30mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
13.85" (351.79mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2007 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1991 | ||||
Dec 1982–May 1983 6-Month |
54.47" (1,383.54mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
22.62" (574.55mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1963 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Nov 1982–May 1983 7-Month |
60.73" (1,542.54mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
24.66" (626.36mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Oct 1982–May 1983 8-Month |
64.93" (1,649.22mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
25.90" (657.86mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1982–May 1983 9-Month |
67.11" (1,704.59mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
24.65" (626.11mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Aug 1982–May 1983 10-Month |
72.33" (1,837.18mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
25.94" (658.87mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Jul 1982–May 1983 11-Month |
77.69" (1,973.33mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
26.29" (667.77mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1982–May 1983 12-Month |
82.38" (2,092.45mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
26.81" (680.97mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1981–May 1983 18-Month |
111.17" (2,823.72mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
23.61" (599.70mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1980 | ||||
Jun 1981–May 1983 24-Month |
130.04" (3,303.02mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
18.78" (477.02mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1926 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1991 | ||||
Jun 1980–May 1983 36-Month |
172.53" (4,382.26mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
5.57" (141.48mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1975 | ||||
Jun 1979–May 1983 48-Month |
246.72" (6,266.69mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
24.23" (615.44mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1976 | ||||
Jun 1978–May 1983 60-Month |
311.73" (7,917.94mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
33.90" (861.06mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/