Mississippi August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in Mississippi for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in Mississippi History?

2022 was the wettest August in Mississippi history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 9.43 inches.

What Was the Driest August in Mississippi History?

1954 was the driest August in Mississippi history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.42 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	124	1.94
2022	1	9.43
2021	5	7.58
2020	40	4.65
2019	30	5.31
2018	42	4.58
2017	9	6.92
2016	18	5.79
2015	94	3.14
2014	75	3.71
2013	89	3.28
2012	2	8.71
2011	114	2.31
2010	34	4.91
2009	76	3.69
2008	3	8.54
2007	119	2.14
2006	73	3.73
2005	8	6.95
2004	52	4.09
2003	35	4.89
2002	57	4.02
2001	17	5.86
2000	123	1.95
1999	125	1.89
1998	97	3.07
1997	84	3.46
1996	41	4.61
1995	62	3.93
1994	115	2.27
1993	47	4.34
1992	7	7.06
1991	72	3.77
1990	126	1.76
1989	116	2.25
1988	70	3.80
1987	44	4.52
1986	91	3.20
1985	16	6.07
1984	32	5.10
1983	104	2.83
1982	31	5.22
1981	108	2.66
1980	127	1.69
1979	63	3.91
1978	64	3.87
1977	86	3.38
1976	121	2.04
1975	15	6.08
1974	26	5.43
1973	77	3.67
1972	110	2.50
1971	66	3.86
1970	22	5.71
1969	48	4.31
1968	60	3.94
1967	28	5.34
1966	51	4.12
1965	45	4.47
1964	37	4.68
1963	102	2.87
1962	95	3.11
1961	79	3.61
1960	6	7.25
1959	78	3.63
1958	82	3.50
1957	122	2.02
1956	103	2.84
1955	80	3.61
1954	129	1.42
1953	100	3.04
1952	105	2.81
1951	128	1.64
1950	27	5.35
1949	58	3.99
1948	46	4.43
1947	98	3.06
1946	92	3.20
1945	106	2.80
1944	19	5.76
1943	118	2.20
1942	14	6.11
1941	54	4.06
1940	74	3.73
1939	96	3.11
1938	53	4.09
1937	39	4.66
1936	109	2.59
1935	107	2.71
1934	55	4.06
1933	67	3.86
1932	56	4.05
1931	69	3.82
1930	87	3.36
1929	112	2.38
1928	65	3.87
1927	50	4.21
1926	11	6.86
1925	117	2.24
1924	120	2.10
1923	21	5.72
1922	88	3.32
1921	68	3.86
1920	33	5.07
1919	13	6.23
1918	71	3.80
1917	38	4.67
1916	83	3.50
1915	36	4.78
1914	10	6.92
1913	113	2.38
1912	25	5.44
1911	12	6.75
1910	93	3.17
1909	99	3.05
1908	23	5.69
1907	90	3.22
1906	101	2.93
1905	29	5.32
1904	61	3.94
1903	49	4.28
1902	59	3.97
1901	4	7.64
1900	111	2.45
1899	81	3.60
1898	20	5.74
1897	24	5.69
1896	85	3.44
1895	43	4.53