Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1902
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1902 1-Month |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 3.99" (101.35mm) |
-1.44" (-36.58mm) | 18th Driest | Driest to Date | 1936 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1901 | ||||
Apr–May 1902 2-Month |
4.90" (124.46mm) | 7.53" (191.26mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 10th Driest | Driest to Date | 1986 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1901 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Mar–May 1902 3-Month |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
-3.16" (-80.26mm) | 14th Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2003 | ||||
Feb–May 1902 4-Month |
14.76" (374.90mm) | 15.64" (397.26mm) |
-0.88" (-22.36mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1986 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2003 | ||||
Jan–May 1902 5-Month |
17.42" (442.47mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1986 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1901–May 1902 6-Month |
23.81" (604.77mm) | 23.24" (590.30mm) |
0.57" (14.47mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1986 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1998 | ||||
Nov 1901–May 1902 7-Month |
25.19" (639.83mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-1.09" (-27.68mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1951 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1984 | ||||
Oct 1901–May 1902 8-Month |
26.81" (680.97mm) | 29.57" (751.08mm) |
-2.76" (-70.11mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2001 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2003 | ||||
Sep 1901–May 1902 9-Month |
32.84" (834.14mm) | 33.82" (859.03mm) |
-0.98" (-24.89mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1941 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1901–May 1902 10-Month |
44.56" (1,131.82mm) | 39.09" (992.89mm) |
5.47" (138.93mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 2002 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1901–May 1902 11-Month |
50.95" (1,294.13mm) | 44.75" (1,136.65mm) |
6.20" (157.48mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 2002 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1901–May 1902 12-Month |
56.06" (1,423.92mm) | 49.34" (1,253.24mm) |
6.72" (170.68mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 1981 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1900–May 1902 18-Month |
84.51" (2,146.55mm) | 72.62" (1,844.55mm) |
11.89" (302.00mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 2002 |
7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
Jun 1900–May 1902 24-Month |
107.36" (2,726.94mm) | 98.63" (2,505.20mm) |
8.73" (221.74mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 1927 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1899–May 1902 36-Month |
155.44" (3,948.18mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
7.34" (186.44mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1927 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2021 | ||||
Jun 1898–May 1902 48-Month |
216.07" (5,488.18mm) | 197.41" (5,014.21mm) |
18.66" (473.97mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 1927 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
Jun 1897–May 1902 60-Month |
255.92" (6,500.37mm) | 246.67" (6,265.42mm) |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 1989 |
29th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/