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 July 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1901
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1901 1-Month |
6.94" (176.28mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
3.36" (85.35mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1941 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1976 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1901 2-Month |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
5.23" (132.84mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1941 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1901 3-Month |
16.54" (420.12mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
5.34" (135.64mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1985 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1901 4-Month |
19.70" (500.38mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1911 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1901 5-Month |
23.30" (591.82mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
4.37" (111.00mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1911 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1900–May 1901 6-Month |
29.07" (738.38mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
6.49" (164.85mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1911 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1900–May 1901 7-Month |
32.36" (821.94mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
7.18" (182.37mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1911 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1900–May 1901 8-Month |
35.88" (911.35mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
7.67" (194.82mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1911 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Sep 1900–May 1901 9-Month |
38.71" (983.23mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1941 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 1900–May 1901 10-Month |
40.92" (1,039.37mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1985 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 1900–May 1901 11-Month |
45.40" (1,153.16mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 2002 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1900–May 1901 12-Month |
53.22" (1,351.79mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
5.29" (134.37mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1981 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 1899–May 1901 18-Month |
76.48" (1,942.59mm) | 70.56" (1,792.22mm) |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 2002 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1899–May 1901 24-Month |
100.14" (2,543.56mm) | 95.90" (2,435.86mm) |
4.24" (107.70mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1927 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1898–May 1901 36-Month |
157.06" (3,989.32mm) | 144.04" (3,658.62mm) |
13.02" (330.70mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 2002 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1897–May 1901 48-Month |
195.48" (4,965.19mm) | 191.91" (4,874.51mm) |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 2002 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1901 60-Month |
246.21" (6,253.73mm) | 239.81" (6,091.17mm) |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1957 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2019, retrieved on August 19, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/