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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 2001
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2001 1-Month |
3.29" (83.57mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1951 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2001 2-Month |
6.77" (171.96mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-3.25" (-82.55mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1899 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2001 3-Month |
14.48" (367.79mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2007 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2001 4-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2007 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2001 5-Month |
26.10" (662.94mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2007 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 2000–May 2001 6-Month |
30.31" (769.87mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-1.54" (-39.12mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1963 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 2000–May 2001 7-Month |
39.48" (1,002.79mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1904 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2000–May 2001 8-Month |
40.47" (1,027.94mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1904 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2000–May 2001 9-Month |
43.14" (1,095.76mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
0.68" (17.28mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1904 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2000–May 2001 10-Month |
45.09" (1,145.29mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1904 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2000–May 2001 11-Month |
46.97" (1,193.04mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
-4.43" (-112.52mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1925 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2001 12-Month |
51.48" (1,307.59mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
-4.09" (-103.89mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1904 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1999–May 2001 18-Month |
74.49" (1,892.05mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-13.07" (-331.97mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1925 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2001 24-Month |
93.00" (2,362.20mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-18.26" (-463.80mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1926 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2001 36-Month |
147.01" (3,734.05mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
-19.95" (-506.73mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1956 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 2001 48-Month |
207.22" (5,263.39mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
-15.27" (-387.86mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1957 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 2001 60-Month |
271.98" (6,908.29mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
-5.85" (-148.59mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1957 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/