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Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Jackson County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2017, at 85.2 inches. Noxubee County had the lowest, at 46.35 inches. The median was 54.41 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 58.93 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest85.2Jackson County
Lowest46.35Noxubee County
Median54.4182 counties
Mississippi58.93History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 61.4 inchesAlcorn County: 51.09 inchesAmite County: 73.67 inchesAttala County: 52.36 inchesBenton County: 53.9 inchesBolivar County: 51.48 inchesCalhoun County: 49.84 inchesCarroll County: 50.51 inchesChickasaw County: 47.96 inchesChoctaw County: 52.22 inchesClaiborne County: 57.1 inchesClarke County: 59.37 inchesClay County: 50.88 inchesCoahoma County: 52.96 inchesCopiah County: 56.3 inchesCovington County: 65.51 inchesDeSoto County: 54.69 inchesForrest County: 71.92 inchesFranklin County: 70.62 inchesGeorge County: 80.94 inchesGreene County: 79.53 inchesGrenada County: 48.82 inchesHancock County: 78.01 inchesHarrison County: 84.8 inchesHinds County: 55.18 inchesHolmes County: 52.86 inchesHumphreys County: 54.12 inchesIssaquena County: 52.81 inchesItawamba County: 50.69 inchesJackson County: 85.2 inchesJasper County: 65.21 inchesJefferson County: 62.09 inchesJefferson Davis County: 63.09 inchesJones County: 70.29 inchesKemper County: 52.02 inchesLafayette County: 48.59 inchesLamar County: 70.7 inchesLauderdale County: 56.54 inchesLawrence County: 57.81 inchesLeake County: 56.43 inchesLee County: 47.61 inchesLeflore County: 49.25 inchesLincoln County: 62.06 inchesLowndes County: 47.26 inchesMadison County: 57.26 inchesMarion County: 70.59 inchesMarshall County: 53.73 inchesMonroe County: 47.23 inchesMontgomery County: 52.17 inchesNeshoba County: 53.51 inchesNewton County: 60.27 inchesNoxubee County: 46.35 inchesOktibbeha County: 51.06 inchesPanola County: 49.8 inchesPearl River County: 84.63 inchesPerry County: 76.11 inchesPike County: 64.98 inchesPontotoc County: 46.68 inchesPrentiss County: 48.39 inchesQuitman County: 52.16 inchesRankin County: 60.12 inchesScott County: 61.67 inchesSharkey County: 53.65 inchesSimpson County: 59.15 inchesSmith County: 63.9 inchesStone County: 83 inchesSunflower County: 50.62 inchesTallahatchie County: 49.56 inchesTate County: 53.92 inchesTippah County: 51.39 inchesTishomingo County: 51.98 inchesTunica County: 58.29 inchesUnion County: 47.71 inchesWalthall County: 70.84 inchesWarren County: 56.01 inchesWashington County: 53.91 inchesWayne County: 73.92 inchesWebster County: 53.24 inchesWilkinson County: 73.19 inchesWinston County: 49.25 inchesYalobusha County: 47.33 inchesYazoo County: 55.63 inches
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inches, 2017. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Jackson County: 85.2 inchesJackson County85.2Harrison County: 84.8 inchesHarrison County84.8Pearl River County: 84.63 inchesPearl River County84.63Stone County: 83 inchesStone County83George County: 80.94 inchesGeorge County80.94Greene County: 79.53 inchesGreene County79.53Hancock County: 78.01 inchesHancock County78.01Perry County: 76.11 inchesPerry County76.11Wayne County: 73.92 inchesWayne County73.92Amite County: 73.67 inchesAmite County73.67Wilkinson County: 73.19 inchesWilkinson County73.19Forrest County: 71.92 inchesForrest County71.92Walthall County: 70.84 inchesWalthall County70.84Lamar County: 70.7 inchesLamar County70.7Franklin County: 70.62 inchesFranklin County70.62Marion County: 70.59 inchesMarion County70.59Jones County: 70.29 inchesJones County70.29Covington County: 65.51 inchesCovington County65.51Jasper County: 65.21 inchesJasper County65.21Pike County: 64.98 inchesPike County64.98Smith County: 63.9 inchesSmith County63.9Jefferson Davis County: 63.09 inchesJefferson Davis County63.09Jefferson County: 62.09 inchesJefferson County62.09Lincoln County: 62.06 inchesLincoln County62.06Scott County: 61.67 inchesScott County61.67Adams County: 61.4 inchesAdams County61.4Newton County: 60.27 inchesNewton County60.27Rankin County: 60.12 inchesRankin County60.12Clarke County: 59.37 inchesClarke County59.37Simpson County: 59.15 inchesSimpson County59.15Tunica County: 58.29 inchesTunica County58.29Lawrence County: 57.81 inchesLawrence County57.81Madison County: 57.26 inchesMadison County57.26Claiborne County: 57.1 inchesClaiborne County57.1Lauderdale County: 56.54 inchesLauderdale County56.54Leake County: 56.43 inchesLeake County56.43Copiah County: 56.3 inchesCopiah County56.3Warren County: 56.01 inchesWarren County56.01Yazoo County: 55.63 inchesYazoo County55.63Hinds County: 55.18 inchesHinds County55.18Jackson County: 85.2 inchesJackson County85.2Harrison County: 84.8 inchesHarrison County84.8Pearl River County: 84.63 inchesPearl River County84.63Stone County: 83 inchesStone County83George County: 80.94 inchesGeorge County80.94Greene County: 79.53 inchesGreene County79.53Hancock County: 78.01 inchesHancock County78.01Perry County: 76.11 inchesPerry County76.11Wayne County: 73.92 inchesWayne County73.92Amite County: 73.67 inchesAmite County73.67Wilkinson County: 73.19 inchesWilkinson County73.19Forrest County: 71.92 inchesForrest County71.92Walthall County: 70.84 inchesWalthall County70.84Lamar County: 70.7 inchesLamar County70.7Franklin County: 70.62 inchesFranklin County70.62Marion County: 70.59 inchesMarion County70.59Jones County: 70.29 inchesJones County70.29Covington County: 65.51 inchesCovington County65.51Jasper County: 65.21 inchesJasper County65.21Pike County: 64.98 inchesPike County64.98Smith County: 63.9 inchesSmith County63.9Jefferson Davis County: 63.09 inchesJefferson Davis County63.09Jefferson County: 62.09 inchesJefferson County62.09Lincoln County: 62.06 inchesLincoln County62.06Scott County: 61.67 inchesScott County61.67Adams County: 61.4 inchesAdams County61.4Newton County: 60.27 inchesNewton County60.27Rankin County: 60.12 inchesRankin County60.12Clarke County: 59.37 inchesClarke County59.37Simpson County: 59.15 inchesSimpson County59.15Tunica County: 58.29 inchesTunica County58.29Lawrence County: 57.81 inchesLawrence County57.81Madison County: 57.26 inchesMadison County57.26Claiborne County: 57.1 inchesClaiborne County57.1Lauderdale County: 56.54 inchesLauderdale County56.54Leake County: 56.43 inchesLeake County56.43Copiah County: 56.3 inchesCopiah County56.3Warren County: 56.01 inchesWarren County56.01Yazoo County: 55.63 inchesYazoo County55.63Hinds County: 55.18 inchesHinds County55.18
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
inches		Change on 2016
1Jackson County85.2+31.3%
2Harrison County84.8+20.5%
3Pearl River County84.63+27.4%
4Stone County83+24.8%
5George County80.94+36.6%
6Greene County79.53+43.2%
7Hancock County78.01+14.2%
8Perry County76.11+19.8%
9Wayne County73.92+36.2%
10Amite County73.67+3.4%
11Wilkinson County73.19+7.1%
12Forrest County71.92+14.2%
13Walthall County70.84+1.1%
14Lamar County70.7+18%
15Franklin County70.62+6.5%
16Marion County70.59+16.9%
17Jones County70.29+23.1%
18Covington County65.51+23.8%
19Jasper County65.21+23.9%
20Pike County64.98-7%
21Smith County63.9+19.1%
22Jefferson Davis County63.09+15.5%
23Jefferson County62.09+6.4%
24Lincoln County62.06+3.7%
25Scott County61.67+12%
26Adams County61.4+11.4%
27Newton County60.27+21.3%
28Rankin County60.12+3.6%
29Clarke County59.37+29.7%
30Simpson County59.15+8.3%
31Tunica County58.29+9.3%
32Lawrence County57.81+9.2%
33Madison County57.26+13.1%
34Claiborne County57.1+4%
35Lauderdale County56.54+35.7%
36Leake County56.43+11.1%
37Copiah County56.3+4.6%
38Warren County56.01-0.8%
39Yazoo County55.63+14.4%
40Hinds County55.18+1.5%
41DeSoto County54.69-8.8%
42Humphreys County54.12+14.8%
43Tate County53.92-3.6%
44Washington County53.91-5.8%
45Benton County53.9+16.7%
46Marshall County53.73+6%
47Sharkey County53.65+10.3%
48Neshoba County53.51+11.9%
49Webster County53.24+15.7%
50Coahoma County52.96+1.4%
51Holmes County52.86+13.6%
52Issaquena County52.81-3.1%
53Attala County52.36+13.5%
54Choctaw County52.22+14.4%
55Montgomery County52.17+15.6%
56Quitman County52.16-1%
57Kemper County52.02+30.2%
58Tishomingo County51.98+10.6%
59Bolivar County51.48-11.4%
60Tippah County51.39+10.4%
61Alcorn County51.09+8.7%
62Oktibbeha County51.06+9.3%
63Clay County50.88+8%
64Itawamba County50.69+10.6%
65Sunflower County50.62-9.8%
66Carroll County50.51+8.3%
67Calhoun County49.84+9.9%
68Panola County49.8-1.1%
69Tallahatchie County49.56-3.7%
70Leflore County49.25-4.6%
70Winston County49.25+9%
72Grenada County48.82+3.9%
73Lafayette County48.59+2.9%
74Prentiss County48.39+2.8%
75Chickasaw County47.96+10.5%
76Union County47.71+5.2%
77Lee County47.61+9.9%
78Yalobusha County47.33+0.3%
79Lowndes County47.26+5.5%
80Monroe County47.23+5.8%
81Pontotoc County46.68+7.5%
82Noxubee County46.35+12.3%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (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, 2017}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Jackson County, with 85.2 inches in 2017, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Noxubee County, with 46.35 inches in 2017.

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