Statewide Rankings

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North Carolina

Precipitation Rankings, August 1927

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1927 1-Month	5.64" (143.26mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	0.36" (9.15mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1926	1997
August 1927 1-Month	5.64" (143.26mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	0.36" (9.15mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1901
Jul–Aug 1927 2-Month	11.26" (286.00mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1983
Jul–Aug 1927 2-Month	11.26" (286.00mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	1908
Jun–Aug 1927 3-Month	16.37" (415.80mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	0.84" (21.34mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1983
Jun–Aug 1927 3-Month	16.37" (415.80mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	0.84" (21.34mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	1906
May–Aug 1927 4-Month	18.89" (479.81mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1926	2007
May–Aug 1927 4-Month	18.89" (479.81mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	1901
Apr–Aug 1927 5-Month	21.68" (550.67mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1926	2007
	21.68" (550.67mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	1901
	Ties: 1912
Mar–Aug 1927 6-Month	25.03" (635.76mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	-2.31" (-58.68mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1926	2007
Mar–Aug 1927 6-Month	25.03" (635.76mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	-2.31" (-58.68mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	1901
Feb–Aug 1927 7-Month	29.07" (738.38mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	-2.10" (-53.34mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1926	2007
	29.07" (738.38mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	-2.10" (-53.34mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2003
	Ties: 2009
Jan–Aug 1927 8-Month	30.30" (769.62mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-4.77" (-121.16mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1925	2007
	30.30" (769.62mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-4.77" (-121.16mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1901
	Ties: 1997
Dec 1926–Aug 1927 9-Month	34.44" (874.78mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-4.33" (-109.98mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1926	2007
Dec 1926–Aug 1927 9-Month	34.44" (874.78mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-4.33" (-109.98mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	1906
Nov 1926–Aug 1927 10-Month	38.47" (977.14mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1911
Nov 1926–Aug 1927 10-Month	38.47" (977.14mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2003
Oct 1926–Aug 1927 11-Month	40.24" (1,022.10mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-4.86" (-123.44mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1925	2002
Oct 1926–Aug 1927 11-Month	40.24" (1,022.10mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-4.86" (-123.44mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2003
Sep 1926–Aug 1927 12-Month	41.91" (1,064.51mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-7.44" (-188.98mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1911	2002
Sep 1926–Aug 1927 12-Month	41.91" (1,064.51mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-7.44" (-188.98mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2003
Mar 1926–Aug 1927 18-Month	63.59" (1,615.19mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-13.10" (-332.74mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1926	2008
Mar 1926–Aug 1927 18-Month	63.59" (1,615.19mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-13.10" (-332.74mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1925	2019
Sep 1925–Aug 1927 24-Month	84.44" (2,144.78mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-14.18" (-360.17mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1911	2002
Sep 1925–Aug 1927 24-Month	84.44" (2,144.78mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-14.18" (-360.17mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2020
Sep 1924–Aug 1927 36-Month	128.94" (3,275.08mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-19.09" (-484.88mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1927	1942
Sep 1924–Aug 1927 36-Month	128.94" (3,275.08mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-19.09" (-484.88mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2021
Sep 1923–Aug 1927 48-Month	176.84" (4,491.74mm)	197.32" (5,011.93mm)	-20.48" (-520.19mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1988
Sep 1923–Aug 1927 48-Month	176.84" (4,491.74mm)	197.32" (5,011.93mm)	-20.48" (-520.19mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2021
Sep 1922–Aug 1927 60-Month	221.75" (5,632.45mm)	246.59" (6,263.39mm)	-24.84" (-630.94mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1927	1927
Sep 1922–Aug 1927 60-Month	221.75" (5,632.45mm)	246.59" (6,263.39mm)	-24.84" (-630.94mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings