Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, September 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1972 1-Month |
4.53" (115.06mm) | 4.29" (108.97mm) |
0.24" (6.09mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1919 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Aug–Sep 1972 2-Month |
7.73" (196.34mm) | 9.57" (243.08mm) |
-1.84" (-46.74mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2007 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1972 3-Month |
13.22" (335.79mm) | 15.25" (387.35mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2007 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1972 4-Month |
18.37" (466.60mm) | 19.82" (503.43mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
May–Sep 1972 5-Month |
24.56" (623.82mm) | 23.81" (604.77mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1901 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1972 6-Month |
27.05" (687.07mm) | 27.35" (694.69mm) |
-0.30" (-7.62mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1901 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1972 7-Month |
30.52" (775.21mm) | 31.63" (803.40mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1901 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1972 8-Month |
34.88" (885.95mm) | 35.46" (900.68mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2003 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Jan–Sep 1972 9-Month |
39.15" (994.41mm) | 39.36" (999.74mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2007 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1901 | ||||
Dec 1971–Sep 1972 10-Month |
41.42" (1,052.07mm) | 43.06" (1,093.72mm) |
-1.64" (-41.65mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1986 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1901 | ||||
Nov 1971–Sep 1972 11-Month |
43.94" (1,116.08mm) | 46.10" (1,170.94mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1901 | ||||
Oct 1971–Sep 1972 12-Month |
52.67" (1,337.82mm) | 49.39" (1,254.51mm) |
3.28" (83.31mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2003 | ||||
Apr 1971–Sep 1972 18-Month |
81.36" (2,066.54mm) | 76.68" (1,947.67mm) |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1926 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1970–Sep 1972 24-Month |
105.22" (2,672.59mm) | 98.76" (2,508.50mm) |
6.46" (164.09mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Oct 1969–Sep 1972 36-Month |
149.10" (3,787.14mm) | 148.16" (3,763.26mm) |
0.94" (23.88mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1927 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1968–Sep 1972 48-Month |
201.62" (5,121.15mm) | 197.49" (5,016.25mm) |
4.13" (104.90mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1988 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2021 | ||||
Oct 1967–Sep 1972 60-Month |
241.60" (6,136.64mm) | 246.79" (6,268.47mm) |
-5.19" (-131.83mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1954 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/