Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, August 1953
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1953 1-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 3.92" (99.57mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1954 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month |
8.80" (223.52mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1924 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month |
11.35" (288.29mm) | 13.00" (330.20mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1930 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1953 4-Month |
19.33" (490.98mm) | 17.74" (450.60mm) |
1.59" (40.38mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2000 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month |
27.33" (694.18mm) | 23.02" (584.71mm) |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1925 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month |
32.97" (837.44mm) | 28.99" (736.35mm) |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1925 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month |
40.84" (1,037.34mm) | 33.99" (863.35mm) |
6.85" (173.99mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1925 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month |
45.34" (1,151.64mm) | 39.28" (997.71mm) |
6.06" (153.93mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1986 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1952–Aug 1953 9-Month |
50.51" (1,282.95mm) | 44.85" (1,139.19mm) |
5.66" (143.76mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1986 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month |
54.31" (1,379.47mm) | 49.07" (1,246.38mm) |
5.24" (133.09mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1986 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month |
54.54" (1,385.32mm) | 52.02" (1,321.31mm) |
2.52" (64.01mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1953 12-Month |
56.77" (1,441.96mm) | 55.46" (1,408.68mm) |
1.31" (33.28mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month |
77.30" (1,963.42mm) | 84.62" (2,149.35mm) |
-7.32" (-185.93mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1925 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month |
102.16" (2,594.86mm) | 111.13" (2,822.70mm) |
-8.97" (-227.84mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month |
152.18" (3,865.37mm) | 166.79" (4,236.47mm) |
-14.61" (-371.10mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1956 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month |
212.83" (5,405.88mm) | 222.35" (5,647.69mm) |
-9.52" (-241.81mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1957 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month |
286.40" (7,274.56mm) | 277.73" (7,054.34mm) |
8.67" (220.22mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1975 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2020, retrieved on January 24, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/