Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, February 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 1956 1-Month |
6.01" (152.65mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1947 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1939 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan–Feb 1956 2-Month |
7.75" (196.85mm) | 7.73" (196.34mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1938 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1933 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–Feb 1956 3-Month |
8.58" (217.93mm) | 11.38" (289.05mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1938 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Feb 1956 4-Month |
10.87" (276.10mm) | 13.99" (355.35mm) |
-3.12" (-79.25mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1911 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Feb 1956 5-Month |
13.33" (338.58mm) | 17.01" (432.05mm) |
-3.68" (-93.47mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2002 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Feb 1956 6-Month |
18.25" (463.55mm) | 21.21" (538.73mm) |
-2.96" (-75.18mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1941 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Aug 1955–Feb 1956 7-Month |
22.59" (573.79mm) | 26.47" (672.34mm) |
-3.88" (-98.55mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Feb 1956 8-Month |
28.57" (725.68mm) | 32.01" (813.05mm) |
-3.44" (-87.37mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1960 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Feb 1956 9-Month |
32.05" (814.07mm) | 36.73" (932.94mm) |
-4.68" (-118.87mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
|
May 1955–Feb 1956 10-Month |
36.20" (919.48mm) | 40.32" (1,024.13mm) |
-4.12" (-104.65mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1960 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Feb 1956 11-Month |
40.77" (1,035.56mm) | 43.69" (1,109.73mm) |
-2.92" (-74.17mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1929 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Feb 1956 12-Month |
42.74" (1,085.60mm) | 47.97" (1,218.44mm) |
-5.23" (-132.84mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1960 | ||||
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Sep 1954–Feb 1956 18-Month |
59.22" (1,504.19mm) | 69.17" (1,756.92mm) |
-9.95" (-252.73mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2012 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1965 | ||||
|
Mar 1954–Feb 1956 24-Month |
76.64" (1,946.66mm) | 95.95" (2,437.13mm) |
-19.31" (-490.47mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1927 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1930 | ||||
|
Mar 1953–Feb 1956 36-Month |
119.12" (3,025.65mm) | 144.02" (3,658.11mm) |
-24.90" (-632.46mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1957 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1966 | ||||
|
Mar 1952–Feb 1956 48-Month |
167.53" (4,255.26mm) | 191.89" (4,874.01mm) |
-24.36" (-618.75mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1957 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar 1951–Feb 1956 60-Month |
209.55" (5,322.57mm) | 239.74" (6,089.40mm) |
-30.19" (-766.83mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1957 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1966 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/