Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Greene County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2023, at 56.54 inches. Humphreys County had the lowest, at 40.7 inches. The median was 46.97 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 47.72 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest56.54Greene County
Median46.9782 counties
Mississippi47.72History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 40.79 inchesAlcorn County: 54.03 inchesAmite County: 45.83 inchesAttala County: 46.95 inchesBenton County: 52.69 inchesBolivar County: 47.63 inchesCalhoun County: 41.63 inchesCarroll County: 43.19 inchesChickasaw County: 46.93 inchesChoctaw County: 46.86 inchesClaiborne County: 41.36 inchesClarke County: 51.86 inchesClay County: 48.93 inchesCoahoma County: 46.73 inchesCopiah County: 44.6 inchesCovington County: 49.26 inchesDeSoto County: 52.83 inchesForrest County: 49.1 inchesFranklin County: 43.53 inchesGeorge County: 55.97 inchesGreene County: 56.54 inchesGrenada County: 43.49 inchesHancock County: 45.19 inchesHarrison County: 45.23 inchesHinds County: 46.08 inchesHolmes County: 43.33 inchesHumphreys County: 40.7 inchesIssaquena County: 41.73 inchesItawamba County: 52.52 inchesJackson County: 55.46 inchesJasper County: 51.17 inchesJefferson County: 40.92 inchesJefferson Davis County: 48.51 inchesJones County: 50.87 inchesKemper County: 47.57 inchesLafayette County: 48.64 inchesLamar County: 46.77 inchesLauderdale County: 50.04 inchesLawrence County: 46.98 inchesLeake County: 46.7 inchesLee County: 52.79 inchesLeflore County: 41.93 inchesLincoln County: 45.15 inchesLowndes County: 49.41 inchesMadison County: 47.67 inchesMarion County: 46.41 inchesMarshall County: 53.77 inchesMonroe County: 50.94 inchesMontgomery County: 46.33 inchesNeshoba County: 46.57 inchesNewton County: 49.63 inchesNoxubee County: 45.31 inchesOktibbeha County: 46.77 inchesPanola County: 48.79 inchesPearl River County: 48.71 inchesPerry County: 53.63 inchesPike County: 46.05 inchesPontotoc County: 49.13 inchesPrentiss County: 55.48 inchesQuitman County: 47.58 inchesRankin County: 45.85 inchesScott County: 47.54 inchesSharkey County: 41.43 inchesSimpson County: 47.84 inchesSmith County: 49.99 inchesStone County: 48.2 inchesSunflower County: 44.98 inchesTallahatchie County: 46.12 inchesTate County: 51.31 inchesTippah County: 54.06 inchesTishomingo County: 52.34 inchesTunica County: 49.26 inchesUnion County: 51.82 inchesWalthall County: 46.57 inchesWarren County: 45.05 inchesWashington County: 41.62 inchesWayne County: 55.48 inchesWebster County: 43.16 inchesWilkinson County: 43.86 inchesWinston County: 44.5 inchesYalobusha County: 45.57 inchesYazoo County: 45.95 inches
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inches, 2023. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Greene County: 56.54 inchesGreene County56.54George County: 55.97 inchesGeorge County55.97Prentiss County: 55.48 inchesPrentiss County55.48Wayne County: 55.48 inchesWayne County55.48Jackson County: 55.46 inchesJackson County55.46Tippah County: 54.06 inchesTippah County54.06Alcorn County: 54.03 inchesAlcorn County54.03Marshall County: 53.77 inchesMarshall County53.77Perry County: 53.63 inchesPerry County53.63DeSoto County: 52.83 inchesDeSoto County52.83Lee County: 52.79 inchesLee County52.79Benton County: 52.69 inchesBenton County52.69Itawamba County: 52.52 inchesItawamba County52.52Tishomingo County: 52.34 inchesTishomingo County52.34Clarke County: 51.86 inchesClarke County51.86Union County: 51.82 inchesUnion County51.82Tate County: 51.31 inchesTate County51.31Jasper County: 51.17 inchesJasper County51.17Monroe County: 50.94 inchesMonroe County50.94Jones County: 50.87 inchesJones County50.87Lauderdale County: 50.04 inchesLauderdale County50.04Smith County: 49.99 inchesSmith County49.99Newton County: 49.63 inchesNewton County49.63Lowndes County: 49.41 inchesLowndes County49.41Covington County: 49.26 inchesCovington County49.26Tunica County: 49.26 inchesTunica County49.26Pontotoc County: 49.13 inchesPontotoc County49.13Forrest County: 49.1 inchesForrest County49.1Clay County: 48.93 inchesClay County48.93Panola County: 48.79 inchesPanola County48.79Pearl River County: 48.71 inchesPearl River County48.71Lafayette County: 48.64 inchesLafayette County48.64Jefferson Davis County: 48.51 inchesJefferson Davis County48.51Stone County: 48.2 inchesStone County48.2Simpson County: 47.84 inchesSimpson County47.84Madison County: 47.67 inchesMadison County47.67Bolivar County: 47.63 inchesBolivar County47.63Quitman County: 47.58 inchesQuitman County47.58Kemper County: 47.57 inchesKemper County47.57Scott County: 47.54 inchesScott County47.54Greene County: 56.54 inchesGreene County56.54George County: 55.97 inchesGeorge County55.97Prentiss County: 55.48 inchesPrentiss County55.48Wayne County: 55.48 inchesWayne County55.48Jackson County: 55.46 inchesJackson County55.46Tippah County: 54.06 inchesTippah County54.06Alcorn County: 54.03 inchesAlcorn County54.03Marshall County: 53.77 inchesMarshall County53.77Perry County: 53.63 inchesPerry County53.63DeSoto County: 52.83 inchesDeSoto County52.83Lee County: 52.79 inchesLee County52.79Benton County: 52.69 inchesBenton County52.69Itawamba County: 52.52 inchesItawamba County52.52Tishomingo County: 52.34 inchesTishomingo County52.34Clarke County: 51.86 inchesClarke County51.86Union County: 51.82 inchesUnion County51.82Tate County: 51.31 inchesTate County51.31Jasper County: 51.17 inchesJasper County51.17Monroe County: 50.94 inchesMonroe County50.94Jones County: 50.87 inchesJones County50.87Lauderdale County: 50.04 inchesLauderdale County50.04Smith County: 49.99 inchesSmith County49.99Newton County: 49.63 inchesNewton County49.63Lowndes County: 49.41 inchesLowndes County49.41Covington County: 49.26 inchesCovington County49.26Tunica County: 49.26 inchesTunica County49.26Pontotoc County: 49.13 inchesPontotoc County49.13Forrest County: 49.1 inchesForrest County49.1Clay County: 48.93 inchesClay County48.93Panola County: 48.79 inchesPanola County48.79Pearl River County: 48.71 inchesPearl River County48.71Lafayette County: 48.64 inchesLafayette County48.64Jefferson Davis County: 48.51 inchesJefferson Davis County48.51Stone County: 48.2 inchesStone County48.2Simpson County: 47.84 inchesSimpson County47.84Madison County: 47.67 inchesMadison County47.67Bolivar County: 47.63 inchesBolivar County47.63Quitman County: 47.58 inchesQuitman County47.58Kemper County: 47.57 inchesKemper County47.57Scott County: 47.54 inchesScott County47.54
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inches
Change on 2022
1Greene County56.54-15.7%
2George County55.97-14.7%
3Prentiss County55.48+7.8%
3Wayne County55.48-17.6%
5Jackson County55.46-12.1%
6Tippah County54.06-3.4%
7Alcorn County54.03-1.4%
8Marshall County53.77-6.9%
9Perry County53.63-21.3%
10DeSoto County52.83-3.9%
11Lee County52.79-1.1%
12Benton County52.69-12.9%
13Itawamba County52.52-7.5%
14Tishomingo County52.34-6.2%
15Clarke County51.86-13.9%
16Union County51.82-4.1%
17Tate County51.31-7.2%
18Jasper County51.17-16.4%
19Monroe County50.94-13.9%
20Jones County50.87-21.6%
21Lauderdale County50.04-8.8%
22Smith County49.99-19.7%
23Newton County49.63-18%
24Lowndes County49.41-9.9%
25Covington County49.26-21.3%
25Tunica County49.26-10.3%
27Pontotoc County49.13-10.2%
28Forrest County49.1-28%
29Clay County48.93-16%
30Panola County48.79-12%
31Pearl River County48.71-26.5%
32Lafayette County48.64-11.9%
33Jefferson Davis County48.51-21.7%
34Stone County48.2-26.1%
35Simpson County47.84-22.7%
36Madison County47.67-24.9%
37Bolivar County47.63-7.5%
38Quitman County47.58-7.4%
39Kemper County47.57-15.1%
40Scott County47.54-26.5%
41Lawrence County46.98-22.9%
42Attala County46.95-18.5%
43Chickasaw County46.93-13.9%
44Choctaw County46.86-17.2%
45Lamar County46.77-30.3%
45Oktibbeha County46.77-20.7%
47Coahoma County46.73-2.8%
48Leake County46.7-26%
49Neshoba County46.57-24.5%
49Walthall County46.57-26.4%
51Marion County46.41-28.3%
52Montgomery County46.33-13.9%
53Tallahatchie County46.12-14.4%
54Hinds County46.08-28.6%
55Pike County46.05-23.7%
56Yazoo County45.95-27.6%
57Rankin County45.85-28.8%
58Amite County45.83-34.9%
59Yalobusha County45.57-16.5%
60Noxubee County45.31-19%
61Harrison County45.23-24.9%
62Hancock County45.19-23.1%
63Lincoln County45.15-30.4%
64Warren County45.05-25.7%
65Sunflower County44.98-17.5%
66Copiah County44.6-30.7%
67Winston County44.5-25.1%
68Wilkinson County43.86-32.4%
69Franklin County43.53-36.1%
70Grenada County43.49-17.9%
71Holmes County43.33-26%
72Carroll County43.19-21.3%
73Webster County43.16-18.1%
74Leflore County41.93-23.9%
75Issaquena County41.73-25.5%
76Calhoun County41.63-16.8%
77Washington County41.62-23.8%
78Sharkey County41.43-29%
79Claiborne County41.36-32%
80Jefferson County40.92-33.7%
81Adams County40.79-33.2%
82Humphreys County40.7-31.8%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Greene County, with 56.54 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Humphreys County, with 40.7 inches in 2023.

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