Statewide Rankings

Statewide Data Info
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North Carolina

Precipitation Rankings, August 2021

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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–Aug 2021
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

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