DRIESTSINCE
Mississippi · precipitation record 1889–2026

Meridian, MS

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2003
22.84in
7th wettest of 137 years · normal 13.57"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
46th wettest of 136 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.33in
67th driest of 137 yrs
99% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
22.84in
7th wettest of 137 yrs
168% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
40.64in
35th wettest of 137 yrs
115% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.99in
on Dec 25, 1973 · in 138 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 51 days (to Nov 8, 1952)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

115%
40.64" of a normal 35.38" · wettest 53.64" (1900) · driest 16.92" (1914)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 136-year record (1890–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 54.86" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197379.03in
2199173.56in
3191973.41in
4197973.06in
5194473.02in

Driest Years on Record

1191434.92in
2195435.34in
3200735.46in
4196537.41in
5196337.74in

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 (~5.51") and driest in Oct (~2.07"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1900, 20.06".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.15in
set in 1923

Rain on Jul 28

40%
of 136 years had measurable rain
1890: 0.34″1891: 1.38″1892: 0.01″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.56″1899: 0.02″1900: 0.44″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.06″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.01″1905: 0.01″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.01″1908: 0.01″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.08″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 2.15″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.18″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.07″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.29″1932: 0.45″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.09″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.30″1941: 0.38″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.23″1945: 0.51″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.36″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.14″1951: 0.30″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.17″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.05″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.07″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.91″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.65″1972: 0.08″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.06″1976: 1.45″1977: 0.74″1978: 0.38″1979: 0.08″1980: 0.50″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.64″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.20″1985: 0.02″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.05″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.53″1997: 0.03″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.03″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.97″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.52″2010: 0.01″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.19″2017: 0.40″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.16″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 49m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.34°N, 88.75°W

Nearby Stations

Jackson, MS77 mi WHattiesburg, MS79 mi SWGreenwood, MS111 mi NWMobile, AL117 mi STallulah-Vicksburg, LA133 mi WTupelo, MS133 mi N

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