Statewide Rankings

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North Carolina

Precipitation Rankings, October 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1981 1-Month	2.87" (72.90mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	-0.40" (-10.16mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1979	2000
October 1981 1-Month	2.87" (72.90mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	-0.40" (-10.16mm)	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
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	5.62" (142.75mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-1.94" (-49.27mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1999
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	11.80" (299.72mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-1.04" (-26.42mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1943
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	11.80" (299.72mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-1.04" (-26.42mm)	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
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	17.24" (437.90mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-1.27" (-32.25mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	21.30" (541.02mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	-1.79" (-45.47mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	21.30" (541.02mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	-1.79" (-45.47mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1906
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	26.18" (664.97mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2007
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	26.18" (664.97mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1901
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	27.67" (702.82mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	-2.94" (-74.67mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2007
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	27.67" (702.82mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	-2.94" (-74.67mm)	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
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month	30.28" (769.11mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-4.62" (-117.35mm)	109th 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
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month	33.75" (857.25mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	-4.98" (-126.49mm)	107th 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
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	34.80" (883.92mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	-7.83" (-198.88mm)	119th 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
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month	36.99" (939.55mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	-9.34" (-237.23mm)	120th 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
	39.72" (1,008.89mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	-9.64" (-244.85mm)	122nd 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
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month	62.15" (1,578.61mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	-14.26" (-362.20mm)	125th 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
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month	86.16" (2,188.46mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	-12.57" (-319.28mm)	117th 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
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month	145.55" (3,696.97mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	-2.55" (-64.77mm)	80th 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
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	194.65" (4,944.11mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	-2.77" (-70.36mm)	84th 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
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	241.81" (6,141.97mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	-4.94" (-125.48mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings