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 1906
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1906 1-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 3.99" (101.35mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1903 | 1936 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1901 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Apr–May 1906 2-Month |
4.66" (118.36mm) | 7.53" (191.26mm) |
-2.87" (-72.90mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 1986 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1901 | ||||
Mar–May 1906 3-Month |
10.27" (260.86mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1985 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2003 | ||||
Feb–May 1906 4-Month |
13.75" (349.25mm) | 15.64" (397.26mm) |
-1.89" (-48.01mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1986 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2003 | ||||
Jan–May 1906 5-Month |
19.30" (490.22mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1986 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1905–May 1906 6-Month |
26.16" (664.46mm) | 23.24" (590.30mm) |
2.92" (74.16mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1986 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Nov 1905–May 1906 7-Month |
27.01" (686.05mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1951 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1984 | ||||
Oct 1905–May 1906 8-Month |
29.59" (751.59mm) | 29.57" (751.08mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2001 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2003 | ||||
Sep 1905–May 1906 9-Month |
32.35" (821.69mm) | 33.82" (859.03mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1941 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1905–May 1906 10-Month |
38.71" (983.23mm) | 39.09" (992.89mm) |
-0.38" (-9.66mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2002 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1905–May 1906 11-Month |
46.89" (1,191.01mm) | 44.75" (1,136.65mm) |
2.14" (54.36mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2002 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Jun 1905–May 1906 12-Month |
50.15" (1,273.81mm) | 49.34" (1,253.24mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1981 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1904–May 1906 18-Month |
75.93" (1,928.62mm) | 72.62" (1,844.55mm) |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 2002 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2021 | ||||
Jun 1904–May 1906 24-Month |
101.65" (2,581.91mm) | 98.63" (2,505.20mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1927 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Jun 1903–May 1906 36-Month |
142.89" (3,629.41mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
-5.21" (-132.33mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1927 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2021 | ||||
Jun 1902–May 1906 48-Month |
195.08" (4,955.03mm) | 197.41" (5,014.21mm) |
-2.33" (-59.18mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1927 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2021 | ||||
Jun 1901–May 1906 60-Month |
251.14" (6,378.96mm) | 246.67" (6,265.42mm) |
4.47" (113.54mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1989 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/