DRIESTSINCE
Mississippi · precipitation record 1893–2026

Hattiesburg, MS

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS ON RECORD
33.6in
1st wettest of 130 years · normal 14.26"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.88" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 12.39"
0.88in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.49in
2nd driest of 127 yrs
30% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
33.6in
1st wettest of 130 yrs
236% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
53.33in
7th wettest of 130 yrs
146% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.68in
on Apr 7, 1983 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 50 days (to Nov 23, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

146%
53.33" of a normal 36.5" · wettest 58.35" (1900) · driest 14.74" (1897)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1894–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 58.12" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196190.71in
2198385.43in
3202178.33in
4194978.23in
5197575.57in

Driest Years on Record

1189727.14in
2189929.54in
3196337.28in
4200038.61in
5191038.62in

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 Jul (~5.78") and driest in Oct (~2.21"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2026, 18.57".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

4.44in
set in 1935

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.35″1899: 0.05″1900: 0.28″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.27″1903: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.42″1909: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1913: 0.38″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.10″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.08″1919: 0.10″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 1.14″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.07″1929: 1.43″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.74″1934: 0.00″1935: 4.44″1936: 0.20″1937: 0.05″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.44″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.26″1944: 0.74″1945: 0.27″1946: 0.02″1947: 0.13″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.64″1951: 0.06″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.25″1955: 0.39″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.20″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.16″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.04″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.03″1974: 0.03″1975: 0.45″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.62″1978: 2.70″1979: 0.00″1980: 1.15″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.03″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.58″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.05″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.50″2021: 0.10″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.25″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Hattiesburg'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.
Hattiesburg, MS — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Hattiesburg'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.
Hattiesburg, MS — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight13h 45m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.27°N, 89.26°W

Nearby Stations

Gulfport, MS60 mi SMobile, AL72 mi SEMeridian, MS79 mi NEJackson, MS87 mi NWNew Orleans, LA106 mi SWBaton Rouge, LA122 mi W

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