Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, September 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1988 1-Month |
4.08" (103.63mm) | 4.29" (108.97mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1919 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1999 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1988 2-Month |
9.16" (232.66mm) | 9.57" (243.08mm) |
-0.41" (-10.42mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2007 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1988 3-Month |
13.45" (341.63mm) | 15.25" (387.35mm) |
-1.80" (-45.72mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2007 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1988 4-Month |
16.76" (425.70mm) | 19.82" (503.43mm) |
-3.06" (-77.73mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2007 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1988 5-Month |
20.43" (518.92mm) | 23.81" (604.77mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2007 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1998 | ||||||
|
Apr–Sep 1988 6-Month |
23.94" (608.08mm) | 27.35" (694.69mm) |
-3.41" (-86.61mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1988 7-Month |
26.31" (668.27mm) | 31.63" (803.40mm) |
-5.32" (-135.13mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1988 8-Month |
28.40" (721.36mm) | 35.46" (900.68mm) |
-7.06" (-179.32mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1988 9-Month |
31.99" (812.55mm) | 39.36" (999.74mm) |
-7.37" (-187.19mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2007 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Sep 1988 10-Month |
35.29" (896.37mm) | 43.06" (1,093.72mm) |
-7.77" (-197.35mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Sep 1988 11-Month |
38.79" (985.27mm) | 46.10" (1,170.94mm) |
-7.31" (-185.67mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1911 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Sep 1988 12-Month |
39.95" (1,014.73mm) | 49.39" (1,254.51mm) |
-9.44" (-239.78mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2003 | ||||
|
Apr 1987–Sep 1988 18-Month |
64.91" (1,648.71mm) | 76.68" (1,947.67mm) |
-11.77" (-298.96mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1926 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Sep 1988 24-Month |
91.52" (2,324.61mm) | 98.76" (2,508.50mm) |
-7.24" (-183.89mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2002 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Sep 1988 36-Month |
131.33" (3,335.78mm) | 148.16" (3,763.26mm) |
-16.83" (-427.48mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1927 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Sep 1988 48-Month |
171.67" (4,360.42mm) | 197.49" (5,016.25mm) |
-25.82" (-655.83mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1988 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct 1983–Sep 1988 60-Month |
231.90" (5,890.26mm) | 246.79" (6,268.47mm) |
-14.89" (-378.21mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1954 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/