Drought in Noxubee County, MS: 2.7 years in 10 since 2000

2.7 years in 10

Noxubee County, MS: 7 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. About as drought-prone as a typical US county.

20002025

Drought years: 2000 (36 wk), 2006 (15 wk), 2007 (42 wk), 2016 (23 wk), 2017 (25 wk), 2023 (13 wk) and 2024 (18 wk). Not a single drought week in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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 Oct, the month drought is most common here. Put beds on drip before the next dry year.

Drought has been more common in 2016-2025 (4 years in 10) than in 2000-2015 (1.9 in 10).

Against the rest of MS

37th most drought-prone of 82 MS counties; the MS middle is 2.7 in 10. Closest on the list: Franklin County (2.7 in 10) and Walthall County (2.7 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 Oct (33% of weeks), then Nov (25%) and Aug (19%). Least in Jun (6%). May to September averages 14%.

19 Jan
10 Feb
10 Mar
7 Apr
8 May
6 Jun
18 Jul
19 Aug
19 Sep
33 Oct
25 Nov
17 Dec

The worst year: 2007

2007: 42 weeks in drought, peaking at D4 exceptional. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 15.9% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 7.9% at D2, 3% at D3, 14 weeks with some of the county in D4. Longest unbroken spell: 47 weeks, Mar 13, 2007 to Jan 29, 2008.

Lately

Last drought year: 2024, 18 weeks. 2016-2025: 4 in 10, against 1.9 in 10 for 2000-2015, drier lately. So far in 2026: 14 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.