Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1942
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1942 1-Month |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1976 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1942 2-Month |
5.68" (144.27mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
-1.24" (-31.50mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1942 3-Month |
12.86" (326.64mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
1.66" (42.16mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1985 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1942 4-Month |
16.58" (421.13mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1942 5-Month |
19.20" (487.68mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month |
26.37" (669.80mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month |
27.47" (697.74mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month |
29.48" (748.79mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month |
30.98" (786.89mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month |
35.65" (905.51mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1985 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month |
43.89" (1,114.81mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
0.68" (17.28mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2002 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month |
53.25" (1,352.55mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1981 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month |
66.73" (1,694.94mm) | 70.56" (1,792.22mm) |
-3.83" (-97.28mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2002 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month |
89.87" (2,282.70mm) | 95.90" (2,435.86mm) |
-6.03" (-153.16mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1927 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month |
130.35" (3,310.89mm) | 144.04" (3,658.62mm) |
-13.69" (-347.73mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2002 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month |
177.29" (4,503.17mm) | 191.91" (4,874.51mm) |
-14.62" (-371.34mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2002 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1998 | ||||
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Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month |
220.76" (5,607.30mm) | 239.81" (6,091.17mm) |
-19.05" (-483.87mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1957 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published September 2019, retrieved on September 18, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/