Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, May 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1987 1-Month |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
0.96" (24.38mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1951 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1987 2-Month |
7.32" (185.93mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1987 3-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-3.52" (-89.41mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1987 4-Month |
21.32" (541.53mm) | 21.00" (533.40mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1987 5-Month |
26.46" (672.08mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–May 1987 6-Month |
31.39" (797.31mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1963 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–May 1987 7-Month |
41.29" (1,048.77mm) | 36.07" (916.18mm) |
5.22" (132.59mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–May 1987 8-Month |
46.46" (1,180.08mm) | 39.03" (991.36mm) |
7.43" (188.72mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–May 1987 9-Month |
49.02" (1,245.11mm) | 42.46" (1,078.48mm) |
6.56" (166.63mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–May 1987 10-Month |
52.22" (1,326.39mm) | 46.39" (1,178.31mm) |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
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Jul 1986–May 1987 11-Month |
54.96" (1,395.98mm) | 51.40" (1,305.56mm) |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–May 1987 12-Month |
59.21" (1,503.93mm) | 55.57" (1,411.48mm) |
3.64" (92.45mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–May 1987 18-Month |
79.01" (2,006.85mm) | 87.56" (2,224.02mm) |
-8.55" (-217.17mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–May 1987 24-Month |
107.93" (2,741.42mm) | 111.26" (2,826.00mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1926 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
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Jun 1984–May 1987 36-Month |
157.86" (4,009.64mm) | 166.96" (4,240.78mm) |
-9.10" (-231.14mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1975 | ||||
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Jun 1983–May 1987 48-Month |
217.15" (5,515.61mm) | 222.49" (5,651.25mm) |
-5.34" (-135.64mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1976 | ||||
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Jun 1982–May 1987 60-Month |
299.53" (7,608.06mm) | 277.83" (7,056.88mm) |
21.70" (551.18mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1957 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2020, retrieved on October 22, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/