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, September 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 2020 1-Month |
6.80" (172.72mm) | 4.29" (108.97mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1919 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1999 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 2020 2-Month |
14.78" (375.41mm) | 9.57" (243.08mm) |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 2020 3-Month |
18.97" (481.84mm) | 15.25" (387.35mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 2020 4-Month |
24.01" (609.85mm) | 19.82" (503.43mm) |
4.19" (106.42mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Sep 2020 5-Month |
31.63" (803.40mm) | 23.81" (604.77mm) |
7.82" (198.63mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1901 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 2020 6-Month |
36.95" (938.53mm) | 27.35" (694.69mm) |
9.60" (243.84mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 2020 7-Month |
40.26" (1,022.60mm) | 31.63" (803.40mm) |
8.63" (219.20mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 2020 8-Month |
47.27" (1,200.66mm) | 35.46" (900.68mm) |
11.81" (299.98mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 2020 9-Month |
51.64" (1,311.66mm) | 39.36" (999.74mm) |
12.28" (311.92mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1901 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–Sep 2020 10-Month |
56.21" (1,427.73mm) | 43.06" (1,093.72mm) |
13.15" (334.01mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1986 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1901 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Sep 2020 11-Month |
59.55" (1,512.57mm) | 46.10" (1,170.94mm) |
13.45" (341.63mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1911 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1901 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Sep 2020 12-Month |
64.45" (1,637.03mm) | 49.39" (1,254.51mm) |
15.06" (382.52mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1925 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2003 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Sep 2020 18-Month |
90.72" (2,304.29mm) | 76.68" (1,947.67mm) |
14.04" (356.62mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1926 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–Sep 2020 24-Month |
120.85" (3,069.59mm) | 98.76" (2,508.50mm) |
22.09" (561.09mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Sep 2020 36-Month |
179.65" (4,563.11mm) | 148.16" (3,763.26mm) |
31.49" (799.85mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1927 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Sep 2020 48-Month |
229.02" (5,817.11mm) | 197.49" (5,016.25mm) |
31.53" (800.86mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1988 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–Sep 2020 60-Month |
291.28" (7,398.51mm) | 246.79" (6,268.47mm) |
44.49" (1,130.04mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1954 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/