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 July 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1985 1-Month |
3.34" (84.84mm) | 3.99" (101.35mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1936 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 7.53" (191.26mm) |
-2.73" (-69.34mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1986 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
6.32" (160.53mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
-5.49" (-139.44mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
11.14" (282.96mm) | 15.64" (397.26mm) |
-4.50" (-114.30mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1986 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
14.96" (379.98mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
-4.59" (-116.59mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1986 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
16.86" (428.24mm) | 23.24" (590.30mm) |
-6.38" (-162.06mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1986 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
18.93" (480.82mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-7.35" (-186.69mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1951 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
20.76" (527.30mm) | 29.57" (751.08mm) |
-8.81" (-223.78mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2001 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
24.76" (628.90mm) | 33.82" (859.03mm) |
-9.06" (-230.13mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
28.29" (718.57mm) | 39.09" (992.89mm) |
-10.80" (-274.32mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
36.98" (939.29mm) | 44.75" (1,136.65mm) |
-7.77" (-197.36mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2002 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
39.97" (1,015.24mm) | 49.34" (1,253.24mm) |
-9.37" (-238.00mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
72.76" (1,848.10mm) | 72.62" (1,844.55mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
93.57" (2,376.68mm) | 98.63" (2,505.20mm) |
-5.06" (-128.52mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1927 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
149.38" (3,794.25mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1927 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
198.20" (5,034.28mm) | 197.41" (5,014.21mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1927 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
234.99" (5,968.75mm) | 246.67" (6,265.42mm) |
-11.68" (-296.67mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1989 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2019, retrieved on August 23, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/