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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, March 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1971 1-Month |
6.44" (163.58mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
0.48" (12.20mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1910 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1971 2-Month |
13.48" (342.39mm) | 10.97" (278.64mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1961 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1971 3-Month |
16.76" (425.70mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1986 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1961 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–Mar 1971 4-Month |
21.21" (538.73mm) | 21.83" (554.48mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1986 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Mar 1971 5-Month |
23.54" (597.92mm) | 26.04" (661.42mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1949 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Mar 1971 6-Month |
31.56" (801.62mm) | 29.00" (736.60mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Mar 1971 7-Month |
33.90" (861.06mm) | 32.43" (823.72mm) |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1949 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–Mar 1971 8-Month |
39.61" (1,006.09mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1949 | ||||
|
Jul 1970–Mar 1971 9-Month |
43.94" (1,116.08mm) | 41.38" (1,051.05mm) |
2.56" (65.03mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1904 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–Mar 1971 10-Month |
48.42" (1,229.87mm) | 45.55" (1,156.97mm) |
2.87" (72.90mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1990 | ||||
|
May 1970–Mar 1971 11-Month |
51.95" (1,319.53mm) | 50.31" (1,277.87mm) |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1990 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1971 12-Month |
57.79" (1,467.87mm) | 55.63" (1,413.00mm) |
2.16" (54.87mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1904 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Mar 1971 18-Month |
84.14" (2,137.16mm) | 84.69" (2,151.13mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1971 24-Month |
109.20" (2,773.68mm) | 111.28" (2,826.51mm) |
-2.08" (-52.83mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1905 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1971 36-Month |
163.37" (4,149.60mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
-3.59" (-91.18mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1955 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1971 48-Month |
219.01" (5,562.85mm) | 222.40" (5,648.96mm) |
-3.39" (-86.11mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1955 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 1976 | ||||
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Apr 1966–Mar 1971 60-Month |
263.07" (6,681.98mm) | 277.73" (7,054.34mm) |
-14.66" (-372.36mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1956 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/