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North Carolina

Precipitation Rankings, July 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
July 1987 1-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	5.67" (144.02mm)	-2.37" (-60.20mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1983	1983
July 1987 1-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	5.67" (144.02mm)	-2.37" (-60.20mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1916
Jun–Jul 1987 2-Month	7.50" (190.50mm)	10.25" (260.35mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1990
Jun–Jul 1987 2-Month	7.50" (190.50mm)	10.25" (260.35mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2013
May–Jul 1987 3-Month	9.65" (245.11mm)	14.24" (361.70mm)	-4.59" (-116.59mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1911
May–Jul 1987 3-Month	9.65" (245.11mm)	14.24" (361.70mm)	-4.59" (-116.59mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2013
Apr–Jul 1987 4-Month	14.43" (366.52mm)	17.77" (451.36mm)	-3.34" (-84.84mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1986
Apr–Jul 1987 4-Month	14.43" (366.52mm)	17.77" (451.36mm)	-3.34" (-84.84mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2003
Mar–Jul 1987 5-Month	18.94" (481.08mm)	22.06" (560.32mm)	-3.12" (-79.24mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1986	1986
	18.94" (481.08mm)	22.06" (560.32mm)	-3.12" (-79.24mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
	Ties: 1977
Feb–Jul 1987 6-Month	23.24" (590.30mm)	25.89" (657.61mm)	-2.65" (-67.31mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1986
Feb–Jul 1987 6-Month	23.24" (590.30mm)	25.89" (657.61mm)	-2.65" (-67.31mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
Jan–Jul 1987 7-Month	29.50" (749.30mm)	29.79" (756.67mm)	-0.29" (-7.37mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1986
Jan–Jul 1987 7-Month	29.50" (749.30mm)	29.79" (756.67mm)	-0.29" (-7.37mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
Dec 1986–Jul 1987 8-Month	33.98" (863.09mm)	33.49" (850.65mm)	0.49" (12.44mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1986
Dec 1986–Jul 1987 8-Month	33.98" (863.09mm)	33.49" (850.65mm)	0.49" (12.44mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
Nov 1986–Jul 1987 9-Month	37.94" (963.68mm)	36.52" (927.61mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1911
Nov 1986–Jul 1987 9-Month	37.94" (963.68mm)	36.52" (927.61mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
Oct 1986–Jul 1987 10-Month	41.04" (1,042.42mm)	39.82" (1,011.43mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
	41.04" (1,042.42mm)	39.82" (1,011.43mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
	Ties: 1938
Sep 1986–Jul 1987 11-Month	42.72" (1,085.09mm)	44.07" (1,119.38mm)	-1.35" (-34.29mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
Sep 1986–Jul 1987 11-Month	42.72" (1,085.09mm)	44.07" (1,119.38mm)	-1.35" (-34.29mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2003
Aug 1986–Jul 1987 12-Month	51.17" (1,299.72mm)	49.34" (1,253.24mm)	1.83" (46.48mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
Aug 1986–Jul 1987 12-Month	51.17" (1,299.72mm)	49.34" (1,253.24mm)	1.83" (46.48mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2019
Feb 1986–Jul 1987 18-Month	66.68" (1,693.67mm)	75.27" (1,911.86mm)	-8.59" (-218.19mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2008
Feb 1986–Jul 1987 18-Month	66.68" (1,693.67mm)	75.27" (1,911.86mm)	-8.59" (-218.19mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2019
Aug 1985–Jul 1987 24-Month	89.39" (2,270.51mm)	98.60" (2,504.44mm)	-9.21" (-233.93mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1986
Aug 1985–Jul 1987 24-Month	89.39" (2,270.51mm)	98.60" (2,504.44mm)	-9.21" (-233.93mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2020
Aug 1984–Jul 1987 36-Month	128.72" (3,269.49mm)	148.04" (3,760.22mm)	-19.32" (-490.73mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1942	1942
Aug 1984–Jul 1987 36-Month	128.72" (3,269.49mm)	148.04" (3,760.22mm)	-19.32" (-490.73mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2021
Aug 1983–Jul 1987 48-Month	187.68" (4,767.07mm)	197.35" (5,012.69mm)	-9.67" (-245.62mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1988
Aug 1983–Jul 1987 48-Month	187.68" (4,767.07mm)	197.35" (5,012.69mm)	-9.67" (-245.62mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2021
Aug 1982–Jul 1987 60-Month	238.25" (6,051.55mm)	246.58" (6,263.13mm)	-8.33" (-211.58mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1955
Aug 1982–Jul 1987 60-Month	238.25" (6,051.55mm)	246.58" (6,263.13mm)	-8.33" (-211.58mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings