Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 1921
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1921 1-Month |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1925 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1949 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1921 2-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 10.82" (274.83mm) |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1980 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1964 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1921 3-Month |
15.45" (392.43mm) | 15.50" (393.70mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1954 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1897 | ||||||
May–Aug 1921 4-Month |
20.67" (525.02mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1925 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 2013 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1921 5-Month |
23.24" (590.30mm) | 22.42" (569.47mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1925 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2013 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1921 6-Month |
25.56" (649.22mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1925 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2003 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1921 7-Month |
29.72" (754.89mm) | 30.60" (777.24mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1925 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1964 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1921 8-Month |
33.23" (844.04mm) | 34.43" (874.52mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1954 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1964 | ||||
Dec 1920–Aug 1921 9-Month |
37.26" (946.40mm) | 38.08" (967.23mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1911 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1964 | ||||
Nov 1920–Aug 1921 10-Month |
40.88" (1,038.35mm) | 40.69" (1,033.53mm) |
0.19" (4.82mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1911 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1964 | ||||
Oct 1920–Aug 1921 11-Month |
41.70" (1,059.18mm) | 43.72" (1,110.49mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 2002 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1991 | ||||
Sep 1920–Aug 1921 12-Month |
47.10" (1,196.34mm) | 47.91" (1,216.91mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1911 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1964 | ||||
Mar 1920–Aug 1921 18-Month |
77.59" (1,970.79mm) | 74.68" (1,896.87mm) |
2.91" (73.92mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 2002 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1965 | ||||
Sep 1919–Aug 1921 24-Month |
92.19" (2,341.63mm) | 95.87" (2,435.10mm) |
-3.68" (-93.47mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 2002 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1965 | ||||
Sep 1918–Aug 1921 36-Month |
146.25" (3,714.75mm) | 143.91" (3,655.31mm) |
2.34" (59.44mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1956 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1914 | 1966 | ||||
Sep 1917–Aug 1921 48-Month |
185.66" (4,715.76mm) | 191.77" (4,870.96mm) |
-6.11" (-155.20mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1956 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1949 | ||||
Sep 1916–Aug 1921 60-Month |
227.23" (5,771.64mm) | 239.63" (6,086.60mm) |
-12.40" (-314.96mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1957 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/