Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, September 1986
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1986 1-Month |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 4.29" (108.97mm) |
-2.61" (-66.30mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1919 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1999 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1986 2-Month |
10.13" (257.30mm) | 9.57" (243.08mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2007 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1928 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1986 3-Month |
14.37" (365.00mm) | 15.25" (387.35mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2007 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1928 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Jun–Sep 1986 4-Month |
16.92" (429.77mm) | 19.82" (503.43mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2007 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1928 | ||||
May–Sep 1986 5-Month |
19.96" (506.98mm) | 23.81" (604.77mm) |
-3.85" (-97.79mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2007 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1986 6-Month |
20.94" (531.88mm) | 27.35" (694.69mm) |
-6.41" (-162.81mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2007 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1986 7-Month |
23.63" (600.20mm) | 31.63" (803.40mm) |
-8.00" (-203.20mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2007 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1986 8-Month |
25.64" (651.26mm) | 35.46" (900.68mm) |
-9.82" (-249.42mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2007 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2003 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1986 9-Month |
27.35" (694.69mm) | 39.36" (999.74mm) |
-12.01" (-305.05mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2007 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Dec 1985–Sep 1986 10-Month |
28.62" (726.95mm) | 43.06" (1,093.72mm) |
-14.44" (-366.77mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1986 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Nov 1985–Sep 1986 11-Month |
35.57" (903.48mm) | 46.10" (1,170.94mm) |
-10.53" (-267.46mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1911 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Oct 1985–Sep 1986 12-Month |
39.81" (1,011.17mm) | 49.39" (1,254.51mm) |
-9.58" (-243.34mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1925 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2003 | ||||
Apr 1985–Sep 1986 18-Month |
64.19" (1,630.43mm) | 76.68" (1,947.67mm) |
-12.49" (-317.24mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1926 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1984–Sep 1986 24-Month |
80.15" (2,035.81mm) | 98.76" (2,508.50mm) |
-18.61" (-472.69mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 2002 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1983–Sep 1986 36-Month |
140.38" (3,565.65mm) | 148.16" (3,763.26mm) |
-7.78" (-197.61mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1927 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1982–Sep 1986 48-Month |
190.30" (4,833.62mm) | 197.49" (5,016.25mm) |
-7.19" (-182.63mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1988 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Oct 1981–Sep 1986 60-Month |
239.16" (6,074.66mm) | 246.79" (6,268.47mm) |
-7.63" (-193.81mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1954 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/