Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Oktibbeha County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2019, at 79.57 inches. Harrison County had the lowest, at 57 inches. The median was 67.41 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 68.06 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest79.57Oktibbeha County
Median67.4182 counties
Mississippi68.06History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 65.21 inchesAlcorn County: 71 inchesAmite County: 65.5 inchesAttala County: 75.56 inchesBenton County: 71.2 inchesBolivar County: 73.33 inchesCalhoun County: 63.83 inchesCarroll County: 74.35 inchesChickasaw County: 67.37 inchesChoctaw County: 76.52 inchesClaiborne County: 62.6 inchesClarke County: 63.81 inchesClay County: 74.37 inchesCoahoma County: 66.07 inchesCopiah County: 64.89 inchesCovington County: 63.69 inchesDeSoto County: 76.99 inchesForrest County: 66.56 inchesFranklin County: 68.28 inchesGeorge County: 61.57 inchesGreene County: 65.48 inchesGrenada County: 71.29 inchesHancock County: 61.26 inchesHarrison County: 57 inchesHinds County: 64.68 inchesHolmes County: 68.83 inchesHumphreys County: 62.01 inchesIssaquena County: 65.86 inchesItawamba County: 75.2 inchesJackson County: 59.71 inchesJasper County: 64.38 inchesJefferson County: 64.46 inchesJefferson Davis County: 64.11 inchesJones County: 64.93 inchesKemper County: 60.8 inchesLafayette County: 71.36 inchesLamar County: 65.81 inchesLauderdale County: 58.94 inchesLawrence County: 62.52 inchesLeake County: 72.99 inchesLee County: 73.42 inchesLeflore County: 73.06 inchesLincoln County: 65.27 inchesLowndes County: 72.88 inchesMadison County: 66.69 inchesMarion County: 64.29 inchesMarshall County: 75.3 inchesMonroe County: 71.62 inchesMontgomery County: 73.08 inchesNeshoba County: 69.99 inchesNewton County: 67.46 inchesNoxubee County: 68.6 inchesOktibbeha County: 79.57 inchesPanola County: 72.8 inchesPearl River County: 63.67 inchesPerry County: 67.2 inchesPike County: 61.62 inchesPontotoc County: 70.07 inchesPrentiss County: 73.05 inchesQuitman County: 70.38 inchesRankin County: 66.47 inchesScott County: 71.85 inchesSharkey County: 63.71 inchesSimpson County: 64.48 inchesSmith County: 65.8 inchesStone County: 61.65 inchesSunflower County: 72.58 inchesTallahatchie County: 72.75 inchesTate County: 75.23 inchesTippah County: 72.15 inchesTishomingo County: 73.71 inchesTunica County: 76.32 inchesUnion County: 73.02 inchesWalthall County: 62.99 inchesWarren County: 64.75 inchesWashington County: 68.43 inchesWayne County: 69.77 inchesWebster County: 68.35 inchesWilkinson County: 64.24 inchesWinston County: 74.31 inchesYalobusha County: 72.56 inchesYazoo County: 64.01 inches
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inches, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Oktibbeha County: 79.57 inchesOktibbeha County79.57DeSoto County: 76.99 inchesDeSoto County76.99Choctaw County: 76.52 inchesChoctaw County76.52Tunica County: 76.32 inchesTunica County76.32Attala County: 75.56 inchesAttala County75.56Marshall County: 75.3 inchesMarshall County75.3Tate County: 75.23 inchesTate County75.23Itawamba County: 75.2 inchesItawamba County75.2Clay County: 74.37 inchesClay County74.37Carroll County: 74.35 inchesCarroll County74.35Winston County: 74.31 inchesWinston County74.31Tishomingo County: 73.71 inchesTishomingo County73.71Lee County: 73.42 inchesLee County73.42Bolivar County: 73.33 inchesBolivar County73.33Montgomery County: 73.08 inchesMontgomery County73.08Leflore County: 73.06 inchesLeflore County73.06Prentiss County: 73.05 inchesPrentiss County73.05Union County: 73.02 inchesUnion County73.02Leake County: 72.99 inchesLeake County72.99Lowndes County: 72.88 inchesLowndes County72.88Panola County: 72.8 inchesPanola County72.8Tallahatchie County: 72.75 inchesTallahatchie County72.75Sunflower County: 72.58 inchesSunflower County72.58Yalobusha County: 72.56 inchesYalobusha County72.56Tippah County: 72.15 inchesTippah County72.15Scott County: 71.85 inchesScott County71.85Monroe County: 71.62 inchesMonroe County71.62Lafayette County: 71.36 inchesLafayette County71.36Grenada County: 71.29 inchesGrenada County71.29Benton County: 71.2 inchesBenton County71.2Alcorn County: 71 inchesAlcorn County71Quitman County: 70.38 inchesQuitman County70.38Pontotoc County: 70.07 inchesPontotoc County70.07Neshoba County: 69.99 inchesNeshoba County69.99Wayne County: 69.77 inchesWayne County69.77Holmes County: 68.83 inchesHolmes County68.83Noxubee County: 68.6 inchesNoxubee County68.6Washington County: 68.43 inchesWashington County68.43Webster County: 68.35 inchesWebster County68.35Franklin County: 68.28 inchesFranklin County68.28Oktibbeha County: 79.57 inchesOktibbeha County79.57DeSoto County: 76.99 inchesDeSoto County76.99Choctaw County: 76.52 inchesChoctaw County76.52Tunica County: 76.32 inchesTunica County76.32Attala County: 75.56 inchesAttala County75.56Marshall County: 75.3 inchesMarshall County75.3Tate County: 75.23 inchesTate County75.23Itawamba County: 75.2 inchesItawamba County75.2Clay County: 74.37 inchesClay County74.37Carroll County: 74.35 inchesCarroll County74.35Winston County: 74.31 inchesWinston County74.31Tishomingo County: 73.71 inchesTishomingo County73.71Lee County: 73.42 inchesLee County73.42Bolivar County: 73.33 inchesBolivar County73.33Montgomery County: 73.08 inchesMontgomery County73.08Leflore County: 73.06 inchesLeflore County73.06Prentiss County: 73.05 inchesPrentiss County73.05Union County: 73.02 inchesUnion County73.02Leake County: 72.99 inchesLeake County72.99Lowndes County: 72.88 inchesLowndes County72.88Panola County: 72.8 inchesPanola County72.8Tallahatchie County: 72.75 inchesTallahatchie County72.75Sunflower County: 72.58 inchesSunflower County72.58Yalobusha County: 72.56 inchesYalobusha County72.56Tippah County: 72.15 inchesTippah County72.15Scott County: 71.85 inchesScott County71.85Monroe County: 71.62 inchesMonroe County71.62Lafayette County: 71.36 inchesLafayette County71.36Grenada County: 71.29 inchesGrenada County71.29Benton County: 71.2 inchesBenton County71.2Alcorn County: 71 inchesAlcorn County71Quitman County: 70.38 inchesQuitman County70.38Pontotoc County: 70.07 inchesPontotoc County70.07Neshoba County: 69.99 inchesNeshoba County69.99Wayne County: 69.77 inchesWayne County69.77Holmes County: 68.83 inchesHolmes County68.83Noxubee County: 68.6 inchesNoxubee County68.6Washington County: 68.43 inchesWashington County68.43Webster County: 68.35 inchesWebster County68.35Franklin County: 68.28 inchesFranklin County68.28
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
inches
Change on 2018
1Oktibbeha County79.57+25.6%
2DeSoto County76.99+18.4%
3Choctaw County76.52+25.9%
4Tunica County76.32+14.5%
5Attala County75.56+22.4%
6Marshall County75.3+1.9%
7Tate County75.23+12.2%
8Itawamba County75.2+15.5%
9Clay County74.37+22.2%
10Carroll County74.35+6.6%
11Winston County74.31+20.6%
12Tishomingo County73.71+6.1%
13Lee County73.42+13.1%
14Bolivar County73.33+0.7%
15Montgomery County73.08+16.2%
16Leflore County73.06+2.1%
17Prentiss County73.05+8%
18Union County73.02+6%
19Leake County72.99+8.4%
20Lowndes County72.88+25.9%
21Panola County72.8+1.2%
22Tallahatchie County72.75-1.3%
23Sunflower County72.58+2%
24Yalobusha County72.56+0.1%
25Tippah County72.15-2.7%
26Scott County71.85+0.9%
27Monroe County71.62+16.7%
28Lafayette County71.36-2.7%
29Grenada County71.29+3.8%
30Benton County71.2-6.5%
31Alcorn County71-5%
32Quitman County70.38-2%
33Pontotoc County70.07+4.5%
34Neshoba County69.99+7.7%
35Wayne County69.77+1.9%
36Holmes County68.83+10.2%
37Noxubee County68.6+20.1%
38Washington County68.43+0.4%
39Webster County68.35+15%
40Franklin County68.28+12.2%
41Newton County67.46+0.6%
42Chickasaw County67.37+10.1%
43Perry County67.2-5.8%
44Madison County66.69+3.3%
45Forrest County66.56-5.9%
46Rankin County66.47-7.7%
47Coahoma County66.07-4.9%
48Issaquena County65.86+2.1%
49Lamar County65.81-7%
50Smith County65.8-4.3%
51Amite County65.5+6.1%
52Greene County65.48-3.1%
53Lincoln County65.27+4.9%
54Adams County65.21+20.6%
55Jones County64.93-5.4%
56Copiah County64.89+2.3%
57Warren County64.75+5.9%
58Hinds County64.68-1.5%
59Simpson County64.48-6.4%
60Jefferson County64.46+14.3%
61Jasper County64.38-4.9%
62Marion County64.29-14.7%
63Wilkinson County64.24+9.3%
64Jefferson Davis County64.11-12%
65Yazoo County64.01+6.1%
66Calhoun County63.83+2%
67Clarke County63.81-5.5%
68Sharkey County63.71+1.7%
69Covington County63.69-8.9%
70Pearl River County63.67-12.4%
71Walthall County62.99-12.7%
72Claiborne County62.6+8.5%
73Lawrence County62.52-9.3%
74Humphreys County62.01+7.2%
75Stone County61.65-19.6%
76Pike County61.62-1.4%
77George County61.57-13.1%
78Hancock County61.26-13.4%
79Kemper County60.8+1.7%
80Jackson County59.71-20.6%
81Lauderdale County58.94-7%
82Harrison County57-25.9%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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, 2019}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Oktibbeha County, with 79.57 inches in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Harrison County, with 57 inches in 2019.

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