Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, October 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1988 1-Month |
3.06" (77.72mm) | 3.27" (83.06mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2000 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1971 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month |
7.14" (181.36mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
-0.42" (-10.66mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1940 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1999 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month |
12.22" (310.39mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1943 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month |
16.51" (419.35mm) | 18.51" (470.15mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1925 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month |
19.82" (503.43mm) | 23.09" (586.49mm) |
-3.27" (-83.06mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1954 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1906 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1988 6-Month |
23.49" (596.65mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
-3.59" (-91.18mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2007 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month |
27.00" (685.80mm) | 30.61" (777.49mm) |
-3.61" (-91.69mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2007 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month |
29.37" (746.00mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-5.53" (-140.46mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month |
31.46" (799.08mm) | 38.73" (983.74mm) |
-7.27" (-184.66mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month |
35.05" (890.27mm) | 42.63" (1,082.80mm) |
-7.58" (-192.53mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2003 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month |
38.35" (974.09mm) | 46.33" (1,176.78mm) |
-7.98" (-202.69mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2003 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month |
41.85" (1,062.99mm) | 49.36" (1,253.74mm) |
-7.51" (-190.75mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2003 | ||||
|
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month |
63.19" (1,605.03mm) | 76.41" (1,940.81mm) |
-13.22" (-335.78mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1926 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month |
91.48" (2,323.59mm) | 98.73" (2,507.74mm) |
-7.25" (-184.15mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1926 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month |
130.15" (3,305.81mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
-17.95" (-455.93mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1927 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month |
172.90" (4,391.66mm) | 197.42" (5,014.47mm) |
-24.52" (-622.81mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month |
231.23" (5,873.24mm) | 246.75" (6,267.45mm) |
-15.52" (-394.21mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1954 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/