DRIESTSINCE
Mississippi · precipitation record 1896–2026

Jackson, MS

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2015
1.55in
16th driest of 131 years · normal 3.65"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
47th wettest of 130 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.55in
16th driest of 131 yrs
42% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
15.72in
34th wettest of 131 yrs
123% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
29.3in
43rd driest of 130 yrs
87% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.38in
on Apr 6, 2003 · in 131 years

Dry Streak

13days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 73 days (to Dec 4, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

87%
29.3" of a normal 33.84" · wettest 64.65" (1979) · driest 19.3" (1952)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 129-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 53.37" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197992.75in
2201875.72in
3198275.63in
4202073.62in
5198373.27in

Driest Years on Record

1195231.66in
2200734.82in
3196335.03in
4192435.4in
5194337.15in

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 (~5.15") and driest in Oct (~1.9"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1982, 17.7".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.00in
set in 1898

Rain on Jul 28

38%
of 130 years had measurable rain
1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 2.00″1899: 0.19″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.15″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.65″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.59″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.01″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.08″1923: 0.06″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.07″1926: 0.08″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.02″1929: 0.03″1930: 0.00″1931: 1.37″1932: 0.02″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.07″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.35″1940: 0.73″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.07″1945: 0.16″1946: 0.06″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.45″1949: 0.00″1950: 1.18″1951: 0.10″1952: 0.21″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.05″1955: 0.73″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.42″1961: 0.81″1962: 0.06″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.02″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.26″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.07″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.01″1976: 0.58″1977: 0.23″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.04″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.32″1983: 0.28″1984: 0.53″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.18″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.68″1996: 0.55″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: 0.10″2010: 0.55″2011: 0.05″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.02″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.77″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight13h 49m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.32°N, 90.08°W

Nearby Stations

Tallulah-Vicksburg, LA55 mi WMeridian, MS77 mi EGreenwood, MS81 mi NHattiesburg, MS87 mi SEGreenville, MS96 mi NWMonroe, LA114 mi W

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