Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, September 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 1973 1-Month |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 4.24" (107.70mm) |
-0.18" (-4.58mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2005 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1924 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 9.52" (241.81mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month |
12.80" (325.12mm) | 15.07" (382.78mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1973 4-Month |
22.30" (566.42mm) | 19.75" (501.65mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
May–Sep 1973 5-Month |
26.23" (666.24mm) | 23.33" (592.58mm) |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1973 6-Month |
30.71" (780.03mm) | 26.67" (677.42mm) |
4.04" (102.61mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month |
36.82" (935.23mm) | 30.95" (786.13mm) |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month |
41.98" (1,066.29mm) | 34.85" (885.19mm) |
7.13" (181.10mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1973 9-Month |
46.71" (1,186.43mm) | 38.68" (982.47mm) |
8.03" (203.96mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1928 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month |
52.14" (1,324.36mm) | 42.32" (1,074.93mm) |
9.82" (249.43mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1911 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1928 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Sep 1973 11-Month |
56.62" (1,438.15mm) | 44.93" (1,141.22mm) |
11.69" (296.93mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1911 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1928 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month |
58.28" (1,480.31mm) | 47.96" (1,218.18mm) |
10.32" (262.13mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1928 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month |
83.02" (2,108.71mm) | 74.64" (1,895.86mm) |
8.38" (212.85mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1929 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month |
108.27" (2,750.06mm) | 95.96" (2,437.38mm) |
12.31" (312.68mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1965 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month |
165.07" (4,192.78mm) | 144.01" (3,657.85mm) |
21.06" (534.93mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1966 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month |
207.33" (5,266.18mm) | 191.90" (4,874.26mm) |
15.43" (391.92mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1968–Sep 1973 60-Month |
261.34" (6,638.04mm) | 239.78" (6,090.41mm) |
21.56" (547.63mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1975 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on December 6, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/