Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1896
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1896 1-Month |
2.96" (75.18mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1941 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
4.34" (110.24mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 19th Driest | Driest to Date | 1941 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
6.62" (168.15mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 11th Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 35th Driest | Driest to Date | 1911 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
15.59" (395.99mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
-3.34" (-84.83mm) | 31st Driest | Driest to Date | 1911 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
18.76" (476.50mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
-3.82" (-97.03mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1911 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
21.24" (539.50mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
-3.94" (-100.07mm) | 31st Driest | Driest to Date | 1911 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
22.36" (567.94mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
-5.85" (-148.59mm) | 21st Driest | Driest to Date | 1911 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
23.91" (607.31mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
-8.50" (-215.90mm) | 11th Driest | Driest to Date | 1941 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
30.35" (770.89mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
-7.32" (-185.93mm) | 17th Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
34.45" (875.03mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
-8.76" (-222.50mm) | 11th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
37.76" (959.10mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
-10.17" (-258.32mm) | 8th Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1929 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2020, retrieved on May 25, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/