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North Carolina

Precipitation Rankings, August 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1942 1-Month	7.34" (186.44mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	2.06" (52.33mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1997
August 1942 1-Month	7.34" (186.44mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	2.06" (52.33mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1901
Jul–Aug 1942 2-Month	12.67" (321.82mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	1.71" (43.44mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1983
Jul–Aug 1942 2-Month	12.67" (321.82mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	1.71" (43.44mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1908
Jun–Aug 1942 3-Month	17.26" (438.40mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	1.73" (43.94mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1983
Jun–Aug 1942 3-Month	17.26" (438.40mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	1.73" (43.94mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1906
May–Aug 1942 4-Month	22.14" (562.36mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1941	2007
May–Aug 1942 4-Month	22.14" (562.36mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1901
Apr–Aug 1942 5-Month	23.19" (589.03mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1941	2007
	23.19" (589.03mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1901
	Ties: 1964
Mar–Aug 1942 6-Month	28.71" (729.23mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	1.37" (34.79mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2007
Mar–Aug 1942 6-Month	28.71" (729.23mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	1.37" (34.79mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1901
Feb–Aug 1942 7-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	0.86" (21.84mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2007
Feb–Aug 1942 7-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	0.86" (21.84mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
Jan–Aug 1942 8-Month	34.37" (873.00mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1941	2007
	34.37" (873.00mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1901
	Ties: 1983
Dec 1941–Aug 1942 9-Month	38.70" (982.98mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2007
Dec 1941–Aug 1942 9-Month	38.70" (982.98mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1906
Nov 1941–Aug 1942 10-Month	39.87" (1,012.70mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-1.94" (-49.27mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1911
Nov 1941–Aug 1942 10-Month	39.87" (1,012.70mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-1.94" (-49.27mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
Oct 1941–Aug 1942 11-Month	41.62" (1,057.15mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-3.48" (-88.39mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2002
	41.62" (1,057.15mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-3.48" (-88.39mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
	Ties: 1977
Sep 1941–Aug 1942 12-Month	43.23" (1,098.04mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-6.12" (-155.45mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1941	2002
Sep 1941–Aug 1942 12-Month	43.23" (1,098.04mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-6.12" (-155.45mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2003
Mar 1941–Aug 1942 18-Month	69.38" (1,762.25mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-7.31" (-185.68mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1941	2008
Mar 1941–Aug 1942 18-Month	69.38" (1,762.25mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-7.31" (-185.68mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2019
Sep 1940–Aug 1942 24-Month	82.96" (2,107.18mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-15.66" (-397.77mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2002
Sep 1940–Aug 1942 24-Month	82.96" (2,107.18mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-15.66" (-397.77mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2020
Sep 1939–Aug 1942 36-Month	125.20" (3,180.08mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-22.83" (-579.88mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1942	1942
Sep 1939–Aug 1942 36-Month	125.20" (3,180.08mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-22.83" (-579.88mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2021
Sep 1938–Aug 1942 48-Month	181.09" (4,599.69mm)	197.32" (5,011.93mm)	-16.23" (-412.24mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1988
Sep 1938–Aug 1942 48-Month	181.09" (4,599.69mm)	197.32" (5,011.93mm)	-16.23" (-412.24mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2021
Sep 1937–Aug 1942 60-Month	227.27" (5,772.66mm)	246.59" (6,263.39mm)	-19.32" (-490.73mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1927
Sep 1937–Aug 1942 60-Month	227.27" (5,772.66mm)	246.59" (6,263.39mm)	-19.32" (-490.73mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings