Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 1951
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1951 1-Month |
3.32" (84.33mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
-1.96" (-49.78mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1925 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1949 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1951 2-Month |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 10.82" (274.83mm) |
-1.89" (-48.01mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1980 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1964 | ||||
Ties: 2000, 2014 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1951 3-Month |
13.52" (343.41mm) | 15.50" (393.70mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1954 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2013 | ||||
May–Aug 1951 4-Month |
14.35" (364.49mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
-4.73" (-120.14mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1925 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2013 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1951 5-Month |
17.43" (442.72mm) | 22.42" (569.47mm) |
-4.99" (-126.75mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1925 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2013 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1951 6-Month |
22.10" (561.34mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-4.60" (-116.84mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 1925 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2003 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1951 7-Month |
23.67" (601.22mm) | 30.60" (777.24mm) |
-6.93" (-176.02mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1925 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1964 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1951 8-Month |
25.03" (635.76mm) | 34.43" (874.52mm) |
-9.40" (-238.76mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1954 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1964 | ||||
Dec 1950–Aug 1951 9-Month |
29.04" (737.62mm) | 38.08" (967.23mm) |
-9.04" (-229.61mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1911 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1964 | ||||
Nov 1950–Aug 1951 10-Month |
30.25" (768.35mm) | 40.69" (1,033.53mm) |
-10.44" (-265.18mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1911 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1964 | ||||
Oct 1950–Aug 1951 11-Month |
33.76" (857.50mm) | 43.72" (1,110.49mm) |
-9.96" (-252.99mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 2002 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1991 | ||||
Sep 1950–Aug 1951 12-Month |
39.12" (993.65mm) | 47.91" (1,216.91mm) |
-8.79" (-223.26mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1911 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1964 | ||||
Mar 1950–Aug 1951 18-Month |
63.10" (1,602.74mm) | 74.68" (1,896.87mm) |
-11.58" (-294.13mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2002 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1965 | ||||
Sep 1949–Aug 1951 24-Month |
76.67" (1,947.42mm) | 95.87" (2,435.10mm) |
-19.20" (-487.68mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1965 | ||||
Sep 1948–Aug 1951 36-Month |
135.10" (3,431.54mm) | 143.91" (3,655.31mm) |
-8.81" (-223.77mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1956 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1966 | ||||
Sep 1947–Aug 1951 48-Month |
194.36" (4,936.74mm) | 191.77" (4,870.96mm) |
2.59" (65.78mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1949 | ||||
Sep 1946–Aug 1951 60-Month |
239.71" (6,088.63mm) | 239.62" (6,086.35mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1957 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/