Rainfall totals Jackson, MS
Through Oct 7, 2026, Jackson has received 35.41 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 44.87 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at JACKSON/THOMPSON in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Jackson International Airport, with records back to 1963. Across the record from 1963, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.17 inches of rain fell on Oct 1, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
JACKSON/THOMPSON saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.12 inches | -0.12 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.34 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.34 inches | 0.85 inches | -0.51 inches (-60%) |
| Year to date | 35.41 inches | 44.87 inches | -9.46 inches (-21%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 2.86 inches | 1982 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for JACKSON/THOMPSON, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Jackson get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0.36 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 1.11 inches |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 0.79 inches |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 0.15 inches |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 2.78 inches |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 1.13 inches |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.47 inches |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 0.42 inches |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 0.52 inches |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 0.85 inches |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.05 inches |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 0.97 inches |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 0.54 inches |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74 inches |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 0.44 inches |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
With 2.78 inches on Aug 6, 2026, this is the 125th wettest of the 6,924 measurable rain days in the Jackson International Airport record, which begins in 1963. That is the most rain recorded at this station on August 6 since 1963.
Through Oct 2, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 35.24 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 74-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Jackson rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.84 inches | 5.42 inches | -1.58 inches (-29%) |
| February | 2.07 inches | 5.10 inches | -3.03 inches (-59%) |
| March | 3.20 inches | 5.68 inches | -2.48 inches (-44%) |
| April | 4.86 inches | 5.84 inches | -0.98 inches (-17%) |
| May | 4.26 inches | 4.36 inches | -0.10 inches (-2%) |
| June | 9.52 inches | 4.43 inches | +5.09 inches (+115%) |
| July | 1.56 inches | 5.02 inches | -3.46 inches (-69%) |
| August | 3.94 inches | 4.69 inches | -0.75 inches (-16%) |
| September | 1.82 inches | 3.48 inches | -1.66 inches (-48%) |
| October | 0.17 inches | 3.80 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 2, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Jackson
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 2017 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| Average | 36.3 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Jackson International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1963 counts toward the average, 62 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Jackson
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 7.38 inches | Apr 6, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 92.75 inches | 1979 |
| Driest year | 34.82 inches | 2007 |
| Average year | 56.53 inches | 62 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 110 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1963 | 23,083 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 5.42 | 5.10 | 5.68 | 5.84 | 4.36 | 4.43 | 5.02 | 4.69 | 3.48 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 5.13 | 57.35 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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