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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2021 1-Month |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1951 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2021 2-Month |
12.37" (314.20mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2021 3-Month |
20.31" (515.87mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
4.32" (109.72mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2007 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2021 4-Month |
25.40" (645.16mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
4.40" (111.76mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 2007 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2021 5-Month |
29.08" (738.63mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 2007 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–May 2021 6-Month |
33.83" (859.28mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1963 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–May 2021 7-Month |
36.67" (931.42mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1904 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–May 2021 8-Month |
41.91" (1,064.51mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1904 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–May 2021 9-Month |
45.48" (1,155.19mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1904 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–May 2021 10-Month |
50.13" (1,273.30mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
3.74" (94.99mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1904 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–May 2021 11-Month |
56.13" (1,425.70mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
4.73" (120.14mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1925 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–May 2021 12-Month |
62.48" (1,586.99mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
6.91" (175.51mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1904 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–May 2021 18-Month |
103.39" (2,626.11mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
15.83" (402.09mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1925 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2021 24-Month |
134.07" (3,405.38mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
22.81" (579.38mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1926 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2021 36-Month |
203.22" (5,161.79mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
36.26" (921.01mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1956 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2021 48-Month |
265.87" (6,753.10mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
43.38" (1,101.85mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1957 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2021 60-Month |
316.78" (8,046.21mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
38.95" (989.33mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1957 |
| 5th 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 June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/