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Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Stone County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2015, at 74.11 inches. Winston County had the lowest, at 52.25 inches. The median was 59.24 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 60.57 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest74.11Stone County
Lowest52.25Winston County
Median59.2482 counties
Mississippi60.57History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 57.69 inchesAlcorn County: 61.16 inchesAmite County: 72 inchesAttala County: 58.56 inchesBenton County: 57.87 inchesBolivar County: 61.56 inchesCalhoun County: 60.86 inchesCarroll County: 56.2 inchesChickasaw County: 61.68 inchesChoctaw County: 55.41 inchesClaiborne County: 58.87 inchesClarke County: 60.01 inchesClay County: 56.24 inchesCoahoma County: 56.23 inchesCopiah County: 60.98 inchesCovington County: 59.35 inchesDeSoto County: 57.44 inchesForrest County: 65.72 inchesFranklin County: 62.01 inchesGeorge County: 70.6 inchesGreene County: 64.55 inchesGrenada County: 54.43 inchesHancock County: 67.97 inchesHarrison County: 73.03 inchesHinds County: 59.57 inchesHolmes County: 56.87 inchesHumphreys County: 58.24 inchesIssaquena County: 60.41 inchesItawamba County: 65.62 inchesJackson County: 73.99 inchesJasper County: 59.12 inchesJefferson County: 57.98 inchesJefferson Davis County: 58.34 inchesJones County: 61.16 inchesKemper County: 57.04 inchesLafayette County: 64.05 inchesLamar County: 63.73 inchesLauderdale County: 60.17 inchesLawrence County: 58.27 inchesLeake County: 57.38 inchesLee County: 65.44 inchesLeflore County: 55.85 inchesLincoln County: 60.78 inchesLowndes County: 54.94 inchesMadison County: 55.16 inchesMarion County: 60.01 inchesMarshall County: 58.25 inchesMonroe County: 58.89 inchesMontgomery County: 57.08 inchesNeshoba County: 56.76 inchesNewton County: 60.91 inchesNoxubee County: 52.49 inchesOktibbeha County: 55.52 inchesPanola County: 58.91 inchesPearl River County: 69.98 inchesPerry County: 67.37 inchesPike County: 65.23 inchesPontotoc County: 66.03 inchesPrentiss County: 61.66 inchesQuitman County: 58.42 inchesRankin County: 58.08 inchesScott County: 58.57 inchesSharkey County: 59.04 inchesSimpson County: 56.04 inchesSmith County: 56.52 inchesStone County: 74.11 inchesSunflower County: 58.95 inchesTallahatchie County: 58.13 inchesTate County: 58.7 inchesTippah County: 59.84 inchesTishomingo County: 62.75 inchesTunica County: 56.13 inchesUnion County: 62.92 inchesWalthall County: 63.2 inchesWarren County: 61.86 inchesWashington County: 62.17 inchesWayne County: 62.84 inchesWebster County: 59.12 inchesWilkinson County: 67.86 inchesWinston County: 52.25 inchesYalobusha County: 59.36 inchesYazoo County: 55.63 inches
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inches, 2015. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Stone County: 74.11 inchesStone County74.11Jackson County: 73.99 inchesJackson County73.99Harrison County: 73.03 inchesHarrison County73.03Amite County: 72 inchesAmite County72George County: 70.6 inchesGeorge County70.6Pearl River County: 69.98 inchesPearl River County69.98Hancock County: 67.97 inchesHancock County67.97Wilkinson County: 67.86 inchesWilkinson County67.86Perry County: 67.37 inchesPerry County67.37Pontotoc County: 66.03 inchesPontotoc County66.03Forrest County: 65.72 inchesForrest County65.72Itawamba County: 65.62 inchesItawamba County65.62Lee County: 65.44 inchesLee County65.44Pike County: 65.23 inchesPike County65.23Greene County: 64.55 inchesGreene County64.55Lafayette County: 64.05 inchesLafayette County64.05Lamar County: 63.73 inchesLamar County63.73Walthall County: 63.2 inchesWalthall County63.2Union County: 62.92 inchesUnion County62.92Wayne County: 62.84 inchesWayne County62.84Tishomingo County: 62.75 inchesTishomingo County62.75Washington County: 62.17 inchesWashington County62.17Franklin County: 62.01 inchesFranklin County62.01Warren County: 61.86 inchesWarren County61.86Chickasaw County: 61.68 inchesChickasaw County61.68Prentiss County: 61.66 inchesPrentiss County61.66Bolivar County: 61.56 inchesBolivar County61.56Alcorn County: 61.16 inchesAlcorn County61.16Jones County: 61.16 inchesJones County61.16Copiah County: 60.98 inchesCopiah County60.98Newton County: 60.91 inchesNewton County60.91Calhoun County: 60.86 inchesCalhoun County60.86Lincoln County: 60.78 inchesLincoln County60.78Issaquena County: 60.41 inchesIssaquena County60.41Lauderdale County: 60.17 inchesLauderdale County60.17Clarke County: 60.01 inchesClarke County60.01Marion County: 60.01 inchesMarion County60.01Tippah County: 59.84 inchesTippah County59.84Hinds County: 59.57 inchesHinds County59.57Yalobusha County: 59.36 inchesYalobusha County59.36Stone County: 74.11 inchesStone County74.11Jackson County: 73.99 inchesJackson County73.99Harrison County: 73.03 inchesHarrison County73.03Amite County: 72 inchesAmite County72George County: 70.6 inchesGeorge County70.6Pearl River County: 69.98 inchesPearl River County69.98Hancock County: 67.97 inchesHancock County67.97Wilkinson County: 67.86 inchesWilkinson County67.86Perry County: 67.37 inchesPerry County67.37Pontotoc County: 66.03 inchesPontotoc County66.03Forrest County: 65.72 inchesForrest County65.72Itawamba County: 65.62 inchesItawamba County65.62Lee County: 65.44 inchesLee County65.44Pike County: 65.23 inchesPike County65.23Greene County: 64.55 inchesGreene County64.55Lafayette County: 64.05 inchesLafayette County64.05Lamar County: 63.73 inchesLamar County63.73Walthall County: 63.2 inchesWalthall County63.2Union County: 62.92 inchesUnion County62.92Wayne County: 62.84 inchesWayne County62.84Tishomingo County: 62.75 inchesTishomingo County62.75Washington County: 62.17 inchesWashington County62.17Franklin County: 62.01 inchesFranklin County62.01Warren County: 61.86 inchesWarren County61.86Chickasaw County: 61.68 inchesChickasaw County61.68Prentiss County: 61.66 inchesPrentiss County61.66Bolivar County: 61.56 inchesBolivar County61.56Alcorn County: 61.16 inchesAlcorn County61.16Jones County: 61.16 inchesJones County61.16Copiah County: 60.98 inchesCopiah County60.98Newton County: 60.91 inchesNewton County60.91Calhoun County: 60.86 inchesCalhoun County60.86Lincoln County: 60.78 inchesLincoln County60.78Issaquena County: 60.41 inchesIssaquena County60.41Lauderdale County: 60.17 inchesLauderdale County60.17Clarke County: 60.01 inchesClarke County60.01Marion County: 60.01 inchesMarion County60.01Tippah County: 59.84 inchesTippah County59.84Hinds County: 59.57 inchesHinds County59.57Yalobusha County: 59.36 inchesYalobusha County59.36
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
inches		Change on 2014
1Stone County74.11+19.8%
2Jackson County73.99+15.7%
3Harrison County73.03+12.6%
4Amite County72+18.8%
5George County70.6+11.7%
6Pearl River County69.98+15.4%
7Hancock County67.97+3.8%
8Wilkinson County67.86+14.9%
9Perry County67.37+14.1%
10Pontotoc County66.03+18.4%
11Forrest County65.72+12%
12Itawamba County65.62+14.2%
13Lee County65.44+17.3%
14Pike County65.23+7.9%
15Greene County64.55+6.9%
16Lafayette County64.05+18%
17Lamar County63.73+5.3%
18Walthall County63.2+1.8%
19Union County62.92+19.5%
20Wayne County62.84+7.1%
21Tishomingo County62.75+8.9%
22Washington County62.17+10%
23Franklin County62.01+0.5%
24Warren County61.86+2.6%
25Chickasaw County61.68+10.7%
26Prentiss County61.66+7.5%
27Bolivar County61.56+10.3%
28Alcorn County61.16+8.1%
28Jones County61.16+0.4%
30Copiah County60.98+4.8%
31Newton County60.91+2.4%
32Calhoun County60.86+8.7%
33Lincoln County60.78+8.5%
34Issaquena County60.41+2.5%
35Lauderdale County60.17+13%
36Clarke County60.01+5.8%
36Marion County60.01+5.4%
38Tippah County59.84+9.1%
39Hinds County59.57+2.6%
40Yalobusha County59.36+4.8%
41Covington County59.35-8.4%
42Jasper County59.12-6.4%
42Webster County59.12+6.2%
44Sharkey County59.04+3.4%
45Sunflower County58.95+6.4%
46Panola County58.91+11.7%
47Monroe County58.89+6.4%
48Claiborne County58.87+3.3%
49Tate County58.7+0.9%
50Scott County58.57-1.7%
51Attala County58.56-0.8%
52Quitman County58.42+6.4%
53Jefferson Davis County58.34-3.9%
54Lawrence County58.27+2.9%
55Marshall County58.25+5.4%
56Humphreys County58.24+4.9%
57Tallahatchie County58.13+2.3%
58Rankin County58.08-4%
59Jefferson County57.98-0.3%
60Benton County57.87+6.9%
61Adams County57.69+1.1%
62DeSoto County57.44-4.6%
63Leake County57.38-0.6%
64Montgomery County57.08-2.9%
65Kemper County57.04+6.5%
66Holmes County56.87-0.3%
67Neshoba County56.76-2.7%
68Smith County56.52-12.7%
69Clay County56.24+2.1%
70Coahoma County56.23-3.9%
71Carroll County56.2-4%
72Tunica County56.13-0.3%
73Simpson County56.04-10.4%
74Leflore County55.85-0.3%
75Yazoo County55.63-3.4%
76Oktibbeha County55.52-3.9%
77Choctaw County55.41-4.3%
78Madison County55.16-4.6%
79Lowndes County54.94-3.6%
80Grenada County54.43-8.4%
81Noxubee County52.49-9.8%
82Winston County52.25-12.9%

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Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2015. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2015.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2015}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Stone County, with 74.11 inches in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Winston County, with 52.25 inches in 2015.

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