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 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1996 1-Month |
5.85" (148.59mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1997 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month |
12.55" (318.77mm) | 10.96" (278.38mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1983 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1908 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month |
16.58" (421.13mm) | 15.53" (394.46mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1983 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1906 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1996 4-Month |
20.31" (515.87mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2007 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month |
23.57" (598.68mm) | 23.06" (585.72mm) |
0.51" (12.96mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2007 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month |
28.14" (714.76mm) | 27.34" (694.44mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2007 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month |
30.93" (785.62mm) | 31.17" (791.72mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 2007 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month |
36.19" (919.23mm) | 35.07" (890.78mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 2007 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1901 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month |
38.07" (966.98mm) | 38.77" (984.76mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 2007 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1906 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month |
42.25" (1,073.15mm) | 41.81" (1,061.97mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1911 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month |
49.32" (1,252.73mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2002 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month |
52.63" (1,336.80mm) | 49.35" (1,253.49mm) |
3.28" (83.31mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2002 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2003 | ||||
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Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month |
80.20" (2,037.08mm) | 76.69" (1,947.93mm) |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2008 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month |
103.40" (2,626.36mm) | 98.62" (2,504.95mm) |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2002 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2020 | ||||
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Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month |
154.83" (3,932.68mm) | 148.03" (3,759.96mm) |
6.80" (172.72mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1942 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2021 | ||||
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Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month |
203.86" (5,178.04mm) | 197.32" (5,011.93mm) |
6.54" (166.11mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1988 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month |
249.85" (6,346.19mm) | 246.59" (6,263.39mm) |
3.26" (82.80mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1927 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/