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, August 1951
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1951 1-Month |
3.71" (94.23mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1997 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1901 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1951 2-Month |
8.99" (228.35mm) | 10.96" (278.38mm) |
-1.97" (-50.03mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1983 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1908 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1951 3-Month |
14.72" (373.89mm) | 15.53" (394.46mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1983 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1906 | ||||
May–Aug 1951 4-Month |
16.33" (414.78mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
-3.19" (-81.03mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 2007 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1901 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1951 5-Month |
20.16" (512.06mm) | 23.06" (585.72mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 2007 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1901 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1951 6-Month |
24.28" (616.71mm) | 27.34" (694.44mm) |
-3.06" (-77.73mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 2007 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1901 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1951 7-Month |
26.38" (670.05mm) | 31.17" (791.72mm) |
-4.79" (-121.67mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2007 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2003 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1951 8-Month |
27.95" (709.93mm) | 35.07" (890.78mm) |
-7.12" (-180.85mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2007 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1901 | ||||
Dec 1950–Aug 1951 9-Month |
31.23" (793.24mm) | 38.77" (984.76mm) |
-7.54" (-191.52mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2007 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1906 | ||||
Nov 1950–Aug 1951 10-Month |
32.73" (831.34mm) | 41.81" (1,061.97mm) |
-9.08" (-230.63mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1911 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2003 | ||||
Oct 1950–Aug 1951 11-Month |
36.19" (919.23mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-8.91" (-226.31mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 2002 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2003 | ||||
Sep 1950–Aug 1951 12-Month |
40.44" (1,027.18mm) | 49.35" (1,253.49mm) |
-8.91" (-226.31mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2002 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2003 | ||||
Mar 1950–Aug 1951 18-Month |
68.44" (1,738.38mm) | 76.69" (1,947.93mm) |
-8.25" (-209.55mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2008 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1949–Aug 1951 24-Month |
86.18" (2,188.97mm) | 98.62" (2,504.95mm) |
-12.44" (-315.98mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 2002 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
Sep 1948–Aug 1951 36-Month |
146.58" (3,723.13mm) | 148.03" (3,759.96mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1942 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
Sep 1947–Aug 1951 48-Month |
201.32" (5,113.53mm) | 197.32" (5,011.93mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1988 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
Sep 1946–Aug 1951 60-Month |
245.61" (6,238.49mm) | 246.59" (6,263.39mm) |
-0.98" (-24.90mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1927 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/