Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1956 1-Month |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1951 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
8.31" (211.07mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1899 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
14.23" (361.44mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-1.76" (-44.71mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2007 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
23.15" (588.01mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2007 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
25.84" (656.34mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-0.44" (-11.17mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2007 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
28.84" (732.54mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-3.01" (-76.45mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1963 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
32.26" (819.40mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
-3.81" (-96.78mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
33.96" (862.58mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
-5.07" (-128.78mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
35.36" (898.14mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
-7.10" (-180.34mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
38.97" (989.84mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
-7.42" (-188.47mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
46.11" (1,171.19mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
-5.29" (-134.37mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
49.22" (1,250.19mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
-6.35" (-161.29mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1904 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
81.19" (2,062.23mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-6.37" (-161.79mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
95.84" (2,434.34mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-15.42" (-391.66mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1926 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
139.20" (3,535.68mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
-27.76" (-705.10mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
191.49" (4,863.85mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
-31.00" (-787.40mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
240.96" (6,120.38mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
-36.87" (-936.50mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/