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 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2016 1-Month |
4.49" (114.05mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
-0.79" (-20.06mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1997 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2016 2-Month |
9.67" (245.62mm) | 10.96" (278.38mm) |
-1.29" (-32.76mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1983 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1908 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2016 3-Month |
13.99" (355.35mm) | 15.53" (394.46mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1983 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1906 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2016 4-Month |
19.56" (496.82mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
0.04" (1.01mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2007 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1973, 1994 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 2016 5-Month |
22.34" (567.44mm) | 23.06" (585.72mm) |
-0.72" (-18.28mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2007 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 2016 6-Month |
24.48" (621.79mm) | 27.34" (694.44mm) |
-2.86" (-72.65mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2007 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2016 7-Month |
30.29" (769.37mm) | 31.17" (791.72mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2007 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2016 8-Month |
33.09" (840.49mm) | 35.07" (890.78mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2007 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1901 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–Aug 2016 9-Month |
40.40" (1,026.16mm) | 38.77" (984.76mm) |
1.63" (41.40mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2007 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1906 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Aug 2016 10-Month |
47.60" (1,209.04mm) | 41.81" (1,061.97mm) |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1911 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2003 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–Aug 2016 11-Month |
54.67" (1,388.62mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
9.57" (243.08mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2002 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2016 12-Month |
59.98" (1,523.49mm) | 49.35" (1,253.49mm) |
10.63" (270.00mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2002 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2003 | ||||
|
Mar 2015–Aug 2016 18-Month |
83.96" (2,132.58mm) | 76.69" (1,947.93mm) |
7.27" (184.65mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2008 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Sep 2014–Aug 2016 24-Month |
107.30" (2,725.42mm) | 98.62" (2,504.95mm) |
8.68" (220.47mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2002 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2016 36-Month |
155.64" (3,953.26mm) | 148.03" (3,759.96mm) |
7.61" (193.30mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1942 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 2012–Aug 2016 48-Month |
210.98" (5,358.89mm) | 197.32" (5,011.93mm) |
13.66" (346.96mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1988 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–Aug 2016 60-Month |
259.58" (6,593.33mm) | 246.59" (6,263.39mm) |
12.99" (329.94mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1927 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/