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 September 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Mississippi
Precipitation Rankings, August 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2017 1-Month |
6.92" (175.77mm) | 3.92" (99.57mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1954 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 2017 2-Month |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1924 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2017 3-Month |
21.14" (536.96mm) | 13.00" (330.20mm) |
8.14" (206.76mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1930 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2017 4-Month |
27.79" (705.87mm) | 17.74" (450.60mm) |
10.05" (255.27mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2000 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2017 5-Month |
33.36" (847.34mm) | 23.02" (584.71mm) |
10.34" (262.63mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2017 6-Month |
37.46" (951.48mm) | 28.99" (736.35mm) |
8.47" (215.13mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2017 7-Month |
40.29" (1,023.37mm) | 33.99" (863.35mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2017 8-Month |
46.99" (1,193.55mm) | 39.28" (997.71mm) |
7.71" (195.84mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1986 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Aug 2017 9-Month |
52.01" (1,321.05mm) | 44.85" (1,139.19mm) |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1986 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Aug 2017 10-Month |
55.30" (1,404.62mm) | 49.07" (1,246.38mm) |
6.23" (158.24mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1986 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Aug 2017 11-Month |
55.85" (1,418.59mm) | 52.02" (1,321.31mm) |
3.83" (97.28mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–Aug 2017 12-Month |
57.65" (1,464.31mm) | 55.46" (1,408.68mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 2016–Aug 2017 18-Month |
91.11" (2,314.19mm) | 84.62" (2,149.35mm) |
6.49" (164.84mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1925 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2017 24-Month |
121.64" (3,089.66mm) | 111.13" (2,822.70mm) |
10.51" (266.96mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–Aug 2017 36-Month |
176.40" (4,480.56mm) | 166.79" (4,236.47mm) |
9.61" (244.09mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1956 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2017 48-Month |
237.13" (6,023.10mm) | 222.35" (5,647.69mm) |
14.78" (375.41mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1957 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 2012–Aug 2017 60-Month |
298.58" (7,583.93mm) | 277.73" (7,054.34mm) |
20.85" (529.59mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1956 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1975 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2020, retrieved on October 25, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/