Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 1949
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1949 1-Month |
9.02" (229.11mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
3.74" (95.00mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1997 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1949 2-Month |
15.40" (391.16mm) | 10.96" (278.38mm) |
4.44" (112.78mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1983 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1908 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1949 3-Month |
21.13" (536.70mm) | 15.53" (394.46mm) |
5.60" (142.24mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1983 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1906 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1949 4-Month |
25.88" (657.35mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1949 5-Month |
30.30" (769.62mm) | 23.06" (585.72mm) |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1949 6-Month |
33.23" (844.04mm) | 27.34" (694.44mm) |
5.89" (149.60mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1949 7-Month |
36.91" (937.51mm) | 31.17" (791.72mm) |
5.74" (145.79mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1949 8-Month |
39.64" (1,006.86mm) | 35.07" (890.78mm) |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1901 | ||||
|
Dec 1948–Aug 1949 9-Month |
44.47" (1,129.54mm) | 38.77" (984.76mm) |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2007 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1906 | ||||
|
Nov 1948–Aug 1949 10-Month |
53.09" (1,348.49mm) | 41.81" (1,061.97mm) |
11.28" (286.52mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1911 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2003 | ||||
|
Oct 1948–Aug 1949 11-Month |
56.09" (1,424.69mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
10.99" (279.15mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 1948–Aug 1949 12-Month |
60.40" (1,534.16mm) | 49.35" (1,253.49mm) |
11.05" (280.67mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2003 | ||||
|
Mar 1948–Aug 1949 18-Month |
86.11" (2,187.19mm) | 76.69" (1,947.93mm) |
9.42" (239.26mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2008 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1947–Aug 1949 24-Month |
115.14" (2,924.56mm) | 98.62" (2,504.95mm) |
16.52" (419.61mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2002 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1946–Aug 1949 36-Month |
159.43" (4,049.52mm) | 148.03" (3,759.96mm) |
11.40" (289.56mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1942 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 1945–Aug 1949 48-Month |
217.03" (5,512.56mm) | 197.32" (5,011.93mm) |
19.71" (500.63mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1988 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 1944–Aug 1949 60-Month |
265.94" (6,754.88mm) | 246.59" (6,263.39mm) |
19.35" (491.49mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1927 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/