North Carolina, Precipitation Rankings, August 1998 1901-2000 Inches 1 5.03 5.28 -0.25 65 64 1997 1901 1997 1996 normal 2 9.05 10.96 -1.91 30 99 1983 1908 1997 1996 bottom-third 3 12.63 15.53 -2.90 22 107 1983 1906 1997 1996 bottom-third 4 17.21 19.52 -2.31 32 97 2007 1901 1997 1996 bottom-third 5 22.81 23.06 -0.25 66 63 2007 1901 1997 1996 normal 6 27.94 27.34 0.60 73 56 2007 1901 1997 1996 normal 7 34.50 31.17 3.33 104 25 2007 2003 1997 1989 top-third 8 42.18 35.07 7.11 120 9 2007 1901 1997 1989 top-tenth 9 46.11 38.77 7.34 119 9 2007 1906 1997 1984 top-tenth 10 49.88 41.81 8.07 119 9 1911 2003 1997 1984 top-tenth 11 52.97 45.10 7.87 115 13 2002 2003 1997 1984 top-tenth 12 57.97 49.35 8.62 114 14 2002 2003 1997 1984 top-third 18 80.87 76.69 4.18 95 33 2008 2019 1997 1990 top-third 24 108.87 98.62 10.25 113 14 2002 2020 1997 1984 top-third 36 161.50 148.03 13.47 111 15 1942 2021 1997 1975 top-third 48 212.27 197.32 14.95 111 14 1988 2021 1997 1975 top-third 60 263.70 246.59 17.11 110 14 1927 2020 1997 1975 top-third