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Lake Cormorant Weather Records (USC00224842)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Cormorant (USC00224842), Mississippi, United States, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Cormorant

  • Lake Cormorant (USC00224842) is a weather station in Mississippi, United States at 34.90 latitude and -90.21 longitude, 63 m (205 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1909 to 2018, 110 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Lake Cormorant still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Lake Cormorant set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 27 July 2018.

About the Station

  • Location: Mississippi, United States, 34.90 latitude, -90.21 longitude.
  • Elevation: 63 m (205 ft).
  • Period of record: 1909 to 2018, 110 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Lake Cormorant, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lake Cormorant. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lake Cormorant. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lake Cormorant, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Lake Cormorant by the year they were set 0 records at Lake Cormorant still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Lake Cormorant still stand.
Standing records at Lake Cormorant by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Lake Cormorant set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Lake Cormorant between 20 April 1973 and 1 June 1974. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation20 April 1973: Record daily precipitation 128.8 mm (5.1 in)1 June 1974: Record daily precipitation 143.0 mm (5.6 in)1975
2 all-time records were set at Lake Cormorant between 20 April 1973 and 1 June 1974. Each dot is a new record.
When Lake Cormorant set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1973-04-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1974-06-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 143.0 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 143.0 mm (5.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Cormorant The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Cormorant. The most was 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 1 June 1974. 050100150 Jan: 110.2 mm (4.3 in), 30 January 1956 Jan Feb: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 10 February 1966 Feb Mar: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 13 March 1975 Mar Apr: 137.9 mm (5.4 in), 27 April 2011 Apr May: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 17 May 2003 May Jun: 143.0 mm (5.6 in), 1 June 1974 Jun Jul: 98.0 mm (3.9 in), 3 July 2015 Jul Aug: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 16 August 1977 Aug Sep: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 20 September 2002 Sep Oct: 110.5 mm (4.4 in), 11 October 2001 Oct Nov: 122.9 mm (4.8 in), 8 November 1986 Nov Dec: 119.4 mm (4.7 in), 19 December 2002 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Cormorant. The most was 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 1 June 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Cormorant
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan110.2 mm (4.3 in)30 January 1956
Feb99.1 mm (3.9 in)10 February 1966
Mar111.8 mm (4.4 in)13 March 1975
Apr137.9 mm (5.4 in)27 April 2011
May86.4 mm (3.4 in)17 May 2003
Jun143.0 mm (5.6 in)1 June 1974
Jul98.0 mm (3.9 in)3 July 2015
Aug86.4 mm (3.4 in)16 August 1977
Sep103.6 mm (4.1 in)20 September 2002
Oct110.5 mm (4.4 in)11 October 2001
Nov122.9 mm (4.8 in)8 November 1986
Dec119.4 mm (4.7 in)19 December 2002

Latest Records

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Latest records at Lake Cormorant
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 July 2018Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain58.7 mm (2.3 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)33 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2017Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2017Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain94.2 mm (3.7 in)70.3 mm (2.8 in)52 years65 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain100.8 mm (4.0 in)51.3 mm (2.0 in)68 years64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)32 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2015Lake Cormorant, USmonthly rain98.0 mm (3.9 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)26 years33 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2015Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)64 years31 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2015Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)17 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2014Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain68.6 mm (2.7 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)48 years35 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2014Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2013Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2011Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain99.3 mm (3.9 in)65.8 mm (2.6 in)33 years57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2011Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain121.7 mm (4.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2011Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)60 years36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2011Lake Cormorant, USmonthly rain137.9 mm (5.4 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)38 years36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2011Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)50 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2010Lake Cormorant, USmonthly snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)25 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2009Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain61.5 mm (2.4 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)31 years32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2009Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain75.2 mm (3.0 in)41.7 mm (1.6 in)18 years41 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2009Lake Cormorant, USdaily rain73.2 mm (2.9 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)3 years40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Lake Cormorant: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)143.0 mm (5.6 in)197479.1 mm (3.1 in)82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)243.0 mm (9.6 in)2001125.1 mm (4.9 in)82
Longest dry spell (CDD)51 days201021 days82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Cormorant by year The wettest day of the year at Lake Cormorant, 1909 to 2018. The record is 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.1 mm (3.1 in). 05010015019201940196019802000Record: 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1974
The wettest day of the year at Lake Cormorant, 1909 to 2018. The record is 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.1 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Cormorant by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190957.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910104.6 mm (4.1 in)
191188.1 mm (3.5 in)
191269.9 mm (2.8 in)
194098.0 mm (3.9 in)
194171.9 mm (2.8 in)
194290.7 mm (3.6 in)
194355.9 mm (2.2 in)
194590.2 mm (3.6 in)
194695.3 mm (3.8 in)
194764.8 mm (2.6 in)
194887.9 mm (3.5 in)
194975.7 mm (3.0 in)
195072.9 mm (2.9 in)
195180.5 mm (3.2 in)
195246.0 mm (1.8 in)
195368.6 mm (2.7 in)
195471.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956110.2 mm (4.3 in)
195777.7 mm (3.1 in)
195850.8 mm (2.0 in)
195987.6 mm (3.4 in)
196062.0 mm (2.4 in)
196176.2 mm (3.0 in)
196265.8 mm (2.6 in)
196368.6 mm (2.7 in)
196484.1 mm (3.3 in)
196571.4 mm (2.8 in)
196699.1 mm (3.9 in)
196757.9 mm (2.3 in)
196897.5 mm (3.8 in)
196970.1 mm (2.8 in)
197052.1 mm (2.1 in)
197144.7 mm (1.8 in)
197287.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1974143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975111.8 mm (4.4 in)
197673.7 mm (2.9 in)
197786.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978109.7 mm (4.3 in)
197982.0 mm (3.2 in)
198087.4 mm (3.4 in)
198172.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983119.4 mm (4.7 in)
198475.2 mm (3.0 in)
198566.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1987111.8 mm (4.4 in)
198872.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989102.1 mm (4.0 in)
199080.3 mm (3.2 in)
199179.0 mm (3.1 in)
199279.2 mm (3.1 in)
199384.8 mm (3.3 in)
199468.3 mm (2.7 in)
199565.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199763.5 mm (2.5 in)
199848.3 mm (1.9 in)
199969.9 mm (2.8 in)
200058.9 mm (2.3 in)
2001110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2002119.4 mm (4.7 in)
200386.4 mm (3.4 in)
200492.5 mm (3.6 in)
200597.0 mm (3.8 in)
200659.2 mm (2.3 in)
200745.7 mm (1.8 in)
200879.8 mm (3.1 in)
200975.2 mm (3.0 in)
201070.4 mm (2.8 in)
2011137.9 mm (5.4 in)
201237.8 mm (1.5 in)
201367.6 mm (2.7 in)
201468.6 mm (2.7 in)
201598.0 mm (3.9 in)
2016100.8 mm (4.0 in)
201794.2 mm (3.7 in)
201858.7 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Cormorant by year The wettest five days of the year at Lake Cormorant, 1909 to 2018. The record is 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 125.1 mm (4.9 in). 5010015020025019201940196019802000Record: 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2001
The wettest five days of the year at Lake Cormorant, 1909 to 2018. The record is 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 125.1 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Cormorant by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190983.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1911131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1912134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1940112.0 mm (4.4 in)
194196.8 mm (3.8 in)
1942102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1943114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1945119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1947143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1948132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1949140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1950148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1951126.6 mm (5.0 in)
195257.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1955129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1956194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1957143.4 mm (5.6 in)
195889.8 mm (3.5 in)
1959124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1960109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1961108.9 mm (4.3 in)
196270.1 mm (2.8 in)
196395.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1965138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1966137.9 mm (5.4 in)
196785.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1969107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1970107.7 mm (4.2 in)
197170.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1973179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1974152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1975195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1976138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1977105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1979136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1980161.1 mm (6.3 in)
198175.1 mm (3.0 in)
1982177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1983185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1984110.2 mm (4.3 in)
198595.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1987235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1988148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1989171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1990140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1991149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1992100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1993139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1994125.5 mm (4.9 in)
199596.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1997137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1998105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1999109.3 mm (4.3 in)
200098.5 mm (3.9 in)
2001243.0 mm (9.6 in)
2002152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2003137.4 mm (5.4 in)
2004120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2005102.8 mm (4.0 in)
200659.9 mm (2.4 in)
200789.4 mm (3.5 in)
2008131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2009154.7 mm (6.1 in)
2010110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2011181.8 mm (7.2 in)
201255.6 mm (2.2 in)
201385.9 mm (3.4 in)
201489.9 mm (3.5 in)
201599.5 mm (3.9 in)
2016100.8 mm (4.0 in)
201761.5 mm (2.4 in)
201858.7 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Cormorant by year The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Cormorant, 1909 to 2018. The record is 51 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 020406019201940196019802000Record: 51 days in 2010
The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Cormorant, 1909 to 2018. The record is 51 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Cormorant by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190920 days
191030 days
191118 days
191210 days
194024 days
194117 days
194225 days
194318 days
194515 days
194628 days
194729 days
194823 days
194922 days
195014 days
195127 days
195231 days
195341 days
195420 days
195523 days
195621 days
195715 days
195821 days
195915 days
196021 days
196114 days
196220 days
196333 days
196422 days
196529 days
196626 days
196719 days
196816 days
196916 days
197021 days
197120 days
197218 days
197320 days
197418 days
197526 days
197632 days
197735 days
197828 days
197913 days
198036 days
198137 days
198220 days
198343 days
198411 days
198518 days
198629 days
198720 days
198835 days
198923 days
199027 days
199116 days
199223 days
199317 days
199414 days
199533 days
199625 days
199718 days
199829 days
199935 days
200039 days
200113 days
200214 days
200310 days
200413 days
200519 days
200630 days
200745 days
200816 days
200923 days
201051 days
201114 days
201224 days
201317 days
201419 days
201510 days
201625 days
201722 days
201815 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

61 years, 1910 to 2010

A day with at least 78.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.4 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake Cormorant: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years78.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years97.9 mm (3.9 in)
10 years109.9 mm (4.3 in)
25 years124.4 mm (4.9 in)
50 years134.6 mm (5.3 in)
100 years144.4 mm (5.7 in)Longer than the 61 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 61 years of values from 1910 to 2010.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1974; 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1973; 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1986.

Download the Data

  • Data for Lake Cormorant standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Lake Cormorant threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).