UPDATED SEPTEMBER 30TH

 September 2009 is a month to remember across parts of Northern Mississippi, with several locations breaking rainfall records, while other locations neared record rainfall amounts for the month.

Over an 2 week period, periods of heavy rain pounded Northern and portions of Eastern Mississippi, with many locations receiving 11 to 14 inches of rainfall.

September is typically one of the driest months of the year, but turned out to be one of the wettest Septembers on record for some areas!!!

The following select locations  received record breaking September rainfall amounts:

Hickory Flat: *New Record* 14.22 inches

Greenwood: *New Record* 11.04 inches

New Albany: * New Record* 10.28 inches

Baldwyn: *New Record* 13.11 inches

Booneville: *New Record* 13.41 inches

Starkville/Mississippi State *New Record* 10.95 inches

Vaiden: *New Record* 9.89 inches

Kosciusko: *New Record* 11.31 inches 

Louisville: *New Record* 11.71 inches

The following select locations received near record September rainfall amounts:

Corinth- 12.13 inches (Record 12.47" in 2002)

Tupelo- 9.70 inches (Record 10.64" in 2002)

Verona-9.30 inches (Record 9.91" in 2002)

Ole Miss-11.34 inches (Record 12.80" in 1932)

Philadelphia-8.72 inches (Record 9.55" in 1977)

Meridian-9.32 inches (Record 10.78" in 2002)

Holly Springs-8.79 inches (Record 9.28" in 1996)

Eupora-9.39 inches (Record 9.77" in 2002)

Gholson-9.27 inches (Record 10.72" in 1977)

Lexington--8.83 inches (Record 9.80" in 1958)

Macon-9.18 inches (Record 9.95" in 2001)

The most memorable wet Septembers in Mississippi-occurred in 1958 and 1979, when many locations received over 10 inches of rainfall-with several areas surpassing 15 inches.