Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, October 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1971 1-Month |
8.73" (221.74mm) | 3.27" (83.06mm) |
5.46" (138.68mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2000 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1971 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1971 2-Month |
13.21" (335.53mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
5.65" (143.51mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1940 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1999 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1971 3-Month |
19.23" (488.44mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
6.39" (162.30mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1943 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1971 4-Month |
25.48" (647.19mm) | 18.51" (470.15mm) |
6.97" (177.04mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1971 5-Month |
29.04" (737.62mm) | 23.09" (586.49mm) |
5.95" (151.13mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1954 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1906 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1971 6-Month |
34.30" (871.22mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
7.22" (183.39mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1971 7-Month |
37.42" (950.47mm) | 30.61" (777.49mm) |
6.81" (172.98mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1971 8-Month |
42.37" (1,076.20mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
7.47" (189.74mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1971 9-Month |
47.35" (1,202.69mm) | 38.73" (983.74mm) |
8.62" (218.95mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1971 10-Month |
51.62" (1,311.15mm) | 42.63" (1,082.80mm) |
8.99" (228.35mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2003 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–Oct 1971 11-Month |
54.26" (1,378.20mm) | 46.33" (1,176.78mm) |
7.93" (201.42mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1986 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2003 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Oct 1971 12-Month |
56.63" (1,438.40mm) | 49.36" (1,253.74mm) |
7.27" (184.66mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1951 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 2003 | ||||
|
May 1970–Oct 1971 18-Month |
82.13" (2,086.10mm) | 76.41" (1,940.81mm) |
5.72" (145.29mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1926 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Oct 1971 24-Month |
102.90" (2,613.66mm) | 98.73" (2,507.74mm) |
4.17" (105.92mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1926 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1968–Oct 1971 36-Month |
152.56" (3,875.02mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
4.46" (113.28mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1927 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1967–Oct 1971 48-Month |
195.86" (4,974.84mm) | 197.42" (5,014.47mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1988 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov 1966–Oct 1971 60-Month |
240.50" (6,108.70mm) | 246.75" (6,267.45mm) |
-6.25" (-158.75mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1954 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/