Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1983
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1983 1-Month |
3.68" (93.47mm) | 3.99" (101.35mm) |
-0.31" (-7.88mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1936 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1983 2-Month |
8.95" (227.33mm) | 7.53" (191.26mm) |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1986 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1983 3-Month |
16.14" (409.96mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
4.33" (109.99mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1985 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1983 4-Month |
22.17" (563.12mm) | 15.64" (397.26mm) |
6.53" (165.86mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1986 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1983 5-Month |
25.21" (640.33mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
5.66" (143.76mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1986 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1982–May 1983 6-Month |
29.98" (761.49mm) | 23.24" (590.30mm) |
6.74" (171.19mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1986 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–May 1983 7-Month |
33.27" (845.06mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
6.99" (177.55mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1951 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1982–May 1983 8-Month |
37.34" (948.44mm) | 29.57" (751.08mm) |
7.77" (197.36mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2001 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–May 1983 9-Month |
40.60" (1,031.24mm) | 33.82" (859.03mm) |
6.78" (172.21mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1941 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1982–May 1983 10-Month |
44.25" (1,123.95mm) | 39.09" (992.89mm) |
5.16" (131.06mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
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Jul 1982–May 1983 11-Month |
49.55" (1,258.57mm) | 44.75" (1,136.65mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1983 12-Month |
55.81" (1,417.57mm) | 49.34" (1,253.24mm) |
6.47" (164.33mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1981 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1981–May 1983 18-Month |
82.30" (2,090.42mm) | 72.62" (1,844.55mm) |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1983 24-Month |
104.63" (2,657.60mm) | 98.63" (2,505.20mm) |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1927 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1983 36-Month |
141.42" (3,592.07mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
-6.68" (-169.67mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1927 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1983 48-Month |
194.65" (4,944.11mm) | 197.41" (5,014.21mm) |
-2.76" (-70.10mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1927 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1983 60-Month |
246.58" (6,263.13mm) | 246.67" (6,265.42mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1989 |
| 66th 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 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/