Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1981 1-Month |
6.18" (156.97mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1997 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month |
11.62" (295.15mm) | 10.96" (278.38mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1983 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1908 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month |
15.68" (398.27mm) | 15.53" (394.46mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1983 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1906 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1981 4-Month |
20.56" (522.22mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
1.04" (26.41mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2007 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month |
22.05" (560.07mm) | 23.06" (585.72mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2007 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month |
24.66" (626.36mm) | 27.34" (694.44mm) |
-2.68" (-68.08mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2007 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month |
28.13" (714.50mm) | 31.17" (791.72mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2007 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month |
29.18" (741.17mm) | 35.07" (890.78mm) |
-5.89" (-149.61mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2007 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1901 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month |
31.37" (796.80mm) | 38.77" (984.76mm) |
-7.40" (-187.96mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2007 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1906 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month |
34.10" (866.14mm) | 41.81" (1,061.97mm) |
-7.71" (-195.83mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1911 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month |
37.94" (963.68mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-7.16" (-181.86mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2002 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month |
42.47" (1,078.74mm) | 49.35" (1,253.49mm) |
-6.88" (-174.75mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month |
67.25" (1,708.15mm) | 76.69" (1,947.93mm) |
-9.44" (-239.78mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2008 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month |
92.78" (2,356.61mm) | 98.62" (2,504.95mm) |
-5.84" (-148.34mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month |
142.98" (3,631.69mm) | 148.03" (3,759.96mm) |
-5.05" (-128.27mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1942 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month |
200.20" (5,085.08mm) | 197.32" (5,011.93mm) |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1988 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month |
246.07" (6,250.18mm) | 246.59" (6,263.39mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1927 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/