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North Carolina

Precipitation Rankings, October 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1940 1-Month	1.22" (30.99mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	-2.05" (-52.07mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1933	2000
October 1940 1-Month	1.22" (30.99mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	-2.05" (-52.07mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1971
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	2.83" (71.88mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-4.73" (-120.14mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1940	1940
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	2.83" (71.88mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-4.73" (-120.14mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1999
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	12.47" (316.74mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1943
	12.47" (316.74mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1999
	Ties: 1958
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	16.66" (423.16mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-1.85" (-46.99mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1925
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	16.66" (423.16mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-1.85" (-46.99mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2018
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	20.14" (511.56mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	-2.95" (-74.93mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1933	1954
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	20.14" (511.56mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	-2.95" (-74.93mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1906
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	24.01" (609.85mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-3.07" (-77.98mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1933	2007
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	24.01" (609.85mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-3.07" (-77.98mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1901
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	27.22" (691.39mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	-3.39" (-86.10mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1933	2007
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	27.22" (691.39mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	-3.39" (-86.10mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1901
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	30.30" (769.62mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-4.60" (-116.84mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1933	2007
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	30.30" (769.62mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-4.60" (-116.84mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1901
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	33.69" (855.73mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	-5.04" (-128.01mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1925
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	33.69" (855.73mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	-5.04" (-128.01mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	36.69" (931.93mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	-5.94" (-150.87mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1933	2007
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	36.69" (931.93mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	-5.94" (-150.87mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	39.15" (994.41mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	-7.18" (-182.37mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1986
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	39.15" (994.41mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	-7.18" (-182.37mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	41.20" (1,046.48mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	-8.16" (-207.26mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1951
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	41.20" (1,046.48mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	-8.16" (-207.26mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	67.99" (1,726.95mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	-8.42" (-213.86mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1926
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	67.99" (1,726.95mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	-8.42" (-213.86mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1929
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	93.43" (2,373.12mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	-5.30" (-134.62mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1933	1926
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	93.43" (2,373.12mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	-5.30" (-134.62mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	139.98" (3,555.49mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	-8.12" (-206.25mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1927
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	139.98" (3,555.49mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	-8.12" (-206.25mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	194.82" (4,948.43mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	-2.60" (-66.04mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1988
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	194.82" (4,948.43mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	-2.60" (-66.04mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2021
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	253.18" (6,430.77mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	6.43" (163.32mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1954
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	253.18" (6,430.77mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	6.43" (163.32mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings