Statewide Rankings
North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 2021
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 2021 1-Month |
6.06" (153.92mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1997 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1901 | ||||
Jul– 2-Month |
11.94" (303.28mm) | 10.96" (278.38mm) |
0.98" (24.90mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: |
1983 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1908 | ||||
Jun– 3-Month |
18.19" (462.03mm) | 15.53" (394.46mm) |
2.66" (67.57mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: |
1983 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1906 | ||||
May– 4-Month |
20.66" (524.76mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
1.14" (28.95mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: |
2007 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1901 | ||||
Apr– 5-Month |
22.61" (574.29mm) | 23.06" (585.72mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: |
2007 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1901 | ||||
Mar– 6-Month |
26.74" (679.20mm) | 27.34" (694.44mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: |
2007 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1901 | ||||
Feb– 7-Month |
33.28" (845.31mm) | 31.17" (791.72mm) |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: |
2007 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2003 | ||||
Jan– 8-Month |
37.91" (962.91mm) | 35.07" (890.78mm) |
2.84" (72.13mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
2007 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1901 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Dec 2020– 9-Month |
42.46" (1,078.48mm) | 38.77" (984.76mm) |
3.69" (93.72mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: |
2007 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1906 | ||||
Nov 2020– 10-Month |
48.61" (1,234.69mm) | 41.81" (1,061.97mm) |
6.80" (172.72mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: |
1911 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2003 | ||||
Oct 2020– 11-Month |
52.82" (1,341.63mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
7.72" (196.09mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: |
2002 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2003 | ||||
Sep 2020– 12-Month |
59.62" (1,514.35mm) | 49.35" (1,253.49mm) |
10.27" (260.86mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
2002 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2003 | ||||
Mar 2020– 18-Month |
93.08" (2,364.23mm) | 76.69" (1,947.93mm) |
16.39" (416.30mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
2008 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Sep 2019– 24-Month |
120.36" (3,057.14mm) | 98.62" (2,504.95mm) |
21.74" (552.19mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
2002 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Sep 2018– 36-Month |
184.07" (4,675.38mm) | 148.03" (3,759.96mm) |
36.04" (915.42mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1942 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2021 | ||||
Sep 2017– 48-Month |
236.33" (6,002.78mm) | 197.32" (5,011.93mm) |
39.01" (990.85mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1988 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2021 | ||||
Sep 2016– 60-Month |
289.43" (7,351.52mm) | 246.59" (6,263.39mm) |
42.84" (1,088.13mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1927 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings