Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1972 1-Month |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
-0.71" (-18.03mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1925 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1949 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month |
9.13" (231.90mm) | 10.82" (274.83mm) |
-1.69" (-42.93mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1980 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month |
14.98" (380.49mm) | 15.50" (393.70mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1954 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1972 4-Month |
21.14" (536.96mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
2.06" (52.33mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month |
22.17" (563.12mm) | 22.42" (569.47mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month |
25.56" (649.22mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month |
29.50" (749.30mm) | 30.60" (777.24mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month |
35.21" (894.33mm) | 34.43" (874.52mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1954 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month |
37.88" (962.15mm) | 38.08" (967.23mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month |
40.55" (1,029.97mm) | 40.69" (1,033.53mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month |
47.42" (1,204.47mm) | 43.72" (1,110.49mm) |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2002 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1991 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month |
50.28" (1,277.11mm) | 47.91" (1,216.91mm) |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month |
85.24" (2,165.10mm) | 74.68" (1,896.87mm) |
10.56" (268.23mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1965 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month |
106.98" (2,717.29mm) | 95.87" (2,435.10mm) |
11.11" (282.19mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1965 | ||||
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Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month |
151.32" (3,843.53mm) | 143.91" (3,655.31mm) |
7.41" (188.22mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1956 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1966 | ||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month |
202.22" (5,136.39mm) | 191.77" (4,870.96mm) |
10.45" (265.43mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1949 | ||||
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Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month |
242.41" (6,157.21mm) | 239.63" (6,086.60mm) |
2.78" (70.61mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/