Drought in Grenada County, MS: 3.1 years in 10 since 2000

3.1 years in 10

Grenada County, MS: 8 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. About as drought-prone as a typical US county.

20002025

Drought years: 2000 (35 wk), 2007 (20 wk), 2010 (14 wk), 2011 (25 wk), 2016 (27 wk), 2023 (15 wk), 2024 (39 wk) and 2025 (25 wk). Not a single drought week in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2018 and 2019.

Keep a lawn, but switch to drought-tolerant grass

Dry years come often enough to kill a thirsty lawn every few summers. Keep the lawn, reseed with a drought-tolerant mix, and put the beds on drip.

If you reseed, use a drought-tolerant mix and do it well clear of Sep, the month drought is most common here. Put beds on drip before the next dry year.

Against the rest of MS

14th most drought-prone of 82 MS counties; the MS middle is 2.7 in 10. Closest on the list: Attala County (3.5 in 10) and Leflore County (3.1 in 10). Driest in MS: Tallahatchie County (4.2 in 10). Least drought: Benton County (1.5 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Sep (32% of weeks), then Oct (30%) and Nov (27%). Least in May (9%). May to September averages 20%.

23 Jan
20 Feb
17 Mar
12 Apr
9 May
15 Jun
18 Jul
26 Aug
32 Sep
30 Oct
27 Nov
24 Dec

The worst year: 2024

2024: 39 weeks in drought, peaking at D4 exceptional. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 21.1% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 9.6% at D2, 3.1% at D3, 17 weeks with some of the county in D4. Longest unbroken spell: 36 weeks, Mar 3, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026.

Lately

Last drought year: 2025, 25 weeks. 2016-2025: 4 in 10, against 2.5 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 39 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.