DRIESTSINCE
Mississippi · precipitation record 1948–2026

Greenwood, MS

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1988
16.45in
2nd driest of 78 years · normal 31.7"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 77 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.7in
13th driest of 78 yrs
56% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.07in
3rd driest of 78 yrs
44% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.45in
2nd driest of 78 yrs
52% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.07in
on Sep 20, 1958 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 51 days (to Nov 8, 1952)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

52%
16.45" of a normal 31.7" · wettest 61.9" (1989) · driest 15.83" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 76-year record (1948–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 52.48" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198979.97in
2201874.86in
3198374.32in
4197374.07in
5201970.8in

Driest Years on Record

1196532.31in
2195235.39in
3202335.67in
4201035.84in
5196337.78in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~5.09") and driest in Aug (~2.55"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1958, 19.65".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Greenwood — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.71in
set in 2009

Rain on Jul 28

31%
of 77 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.02″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.03″1951: 0.20″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.31″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.13″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.16″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.84″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.02″1976: 0.14″1977: 2.64″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.05″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.20″1982: 0.18″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.05″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.50″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.53″1996: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.02″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.03″2006: 0.13″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 2.71″2010: 0.11″2011: 0.12″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.36″2017: 0.15″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Greenwood's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Greenwood, MS — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Greenwood's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Greenwood, MS — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Greenwood's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Greenwood, MS — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight13h 54m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.50°N, 90.09°W

Nearby Stations

Greenville, MS51 mi WJackson, MS81 mi STupelo, MS92 mi NETallulah-Vicksburg, LA96 mi SWMemphis, TN107 mi NMeridian, MS111 mi SE

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