Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1985 1-Month |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
-1.98" (-50.30mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1951 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1907 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
6.50" (165.10mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-3.52" (-89.41mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
10.05" (255.27mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-5.94" (-150.88mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2007 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
16.26" (413.00mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
-4.74" (-120.40mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2007 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
20.10" (510.54mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-6.18" (-156.97mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2007 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
22.16" (562.86mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-9.69" (-246.13mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1963 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
27.47" (697.74mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-8.60" (-218.44mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1904 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
37.21" (945.13mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
-1.82" (-46.23mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
38.05" (966.47mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
-4.41" (-112.01mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
43.15" (1,096.01mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
-3.24" (-82.30mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
47.26" (1,200.40mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
-4.14" (-105.16mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
49.93" (1,268.22mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
-5.64" (-143.26mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
84.82" (2,154.43mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-2.74" (-69.59mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1980 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
109.22" (2,774.19mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-2.04" (-51.81mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1926 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
191.60" (4,866.64mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
24.64" (625.86mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1956 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
239.26" (6,077.20mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
16.77" (425.95mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1957 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2022 | ||||
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Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
281.75" (7,156.45mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/