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, May 2001
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2001 1-Month |
3.27" (83.06mm) | 3.99" (101.35mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1936 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1969 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2001 2-Month |
4.95" (125.73mm) | 7.53" (191.26mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1986 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2001 3-Month |
10.20" (259.08mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
-1.61" (-40.89mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1985 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2001 4-Month |
12.96" (329.18mm) | 15.64" (397.26mm) |
-2.68" (-68.08mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1986 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2001 5-Month |
14.98" (380.49mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
-4.57" (-116.08mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 2000–May 2001 6-Month |
16.90" (429.26mm) | 23.24" (590.30mm) |
-6.34" (-161.04mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2000–May 2001 7-Month |
20.04" (509.02mm) | 26.28" (667.51mm) |
-6.24" (-158.49mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2000–May 2001 8-Month |
20.12" (511.05mm) | 29.57" (751.08mm) |
-9.45" (-240.03mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2001 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 2000–May 2001 9-Month |
26.48" (672.59mm) | 33.82" (859.03mm) |
-7.34" (-186.44mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1941 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2000–May 2001 10-Month |
31.66" (804.16mm) | 39.09" (992.89mm) |
-7.43" (-188.73mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2000–May 2001 11-Month |
36.89" (937.01mm) | 44.75" (1,136.65mm) |
-7.86" (-199.64mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2001 12-Month |
41.38" (1,051.05mm) | 49.34" (1,253.24mm) |
-7.96" (-202.19mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1981 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1999–May 2001 18-Month |
61.24" (1,555.50mm) | 72.62" (1,844.55mm) |
-11.38" (-289.05mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2001 24-Month |
93.97" (2,386.84mm) | 98.63" (2,505.20mm) |
-4.66" (-118.36mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1927 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2001 36-Month |
136.09" (3,456.69mm) | 148.10" (3,761.74mm) |
-12.01" (-305.05mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1927 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 2001 48-Month |
193.02" (4,902.71mm) | 197.41" (5,014.21mm) |
-4.39" (-111.50mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1927 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 2001 60-Month |
248.91" (6,322.31mm) | 246.67" (6,265.42mm) |
2.24" (56.89mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1989 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 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/