Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, October 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1981 1-Month |
2.87" (72.90mm) | 3.27" (83.06mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2000 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1971 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1940 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1999 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month |
11.80" (299.72mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-1.04" (-26.42mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1943 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month |
17.24" (437.90mm) | 18.51" (470.15mm) |
-1.27" (-32.25mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1925 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month |
21.30" (541.02mm) | 23.09" (586.49mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1954 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1906 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1981 6-Month |
26.18" (664.97mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2007 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month |
27.67" (702.82mm) | 30.61" (777.49mm) |
-2.94" (-74.67mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2007 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month |
30.28" (769.11mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-4.62" (-117.35mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2007 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month |
33.75" (857.25mm) | 38.73" (983.74mm) |
-4.98" (-126.49mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month |
34.80" (883.92mm) | 42.63" (1,082.80mm) |
-7.83" (-198.88mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2007 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month |
36.99" (939.55mm) | 46.33" (1,176.78mm) |
-9.34" (-237.23mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1986 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month |
39.72" (1,008.89mm) | 49.36" (1,253.74mm) |
-9.64" (-244.85mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1951 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month |
62.15" (1,578.61mm) | 76.41" (1,940.81mm) |
-14.26" (-362.20mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1926 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month |
86.16" (2,188.46mm) | 98.73" (2,507.74mm) |
-12.57" (-319.28mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1926 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month |
145.55" (3,696.97mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
-2.55" (-64.77mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1927 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month |
194.65" (4,944.11mm) | 197.42" (5,014.47mm) |
-2.77" (-70.36mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1988 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month |
241.81" (6,141.97mm) | 246.75" (6,267.45mm) |
-4.94" (-125.48mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1954 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/