Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1976
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1976 1-Month |
7.42" (188.47mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
3.84" (97.54mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1941 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1976 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1976 2-Month |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1941 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1976 3-Month |
12.52" (318.01mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
1.32" (33.53mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1985 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1976 4-Month |
13.93" (353.82mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1911 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1976 5-Month |
17.38" (441.45mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1975–May 1976 6-Month |
21.58" (548.13mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–May 1976 7-Month |
24.17" (613.92mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1975–May 1976 8-Month |
26.42" (671.07mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
-1.79" (-45.46mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–May 1976 9-Month |
32.55" (826.77mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
0.14" (3.56mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1941 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 1975–May 1976 10-Month |
35.89" (911.61mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1985 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 1975–May 1976 11-Month |
44.72" (1,135.89mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
1.51" (38.36mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1976 12-Month |
48.72" (1,237.49mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1981 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 1974–May 1976 18-Month |
80.54" (2,045.72mm) | 70.56" (1,792.22mm) |
9.98" (253.50mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 2002 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1976 24-Month |
103.44" (2,627.38mm) | 95.90" (2,435.86mm) |
7.54" (191.52mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1927 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1976 36-Month |
154.00" (3,911.60mm) | 144.04" (3,658.62mm) |
9.96" (252.98mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1976 48-Month |
207.53" (5,271.26mm) | 191.91" (4,874.51mm) |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2002 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1976 60-Month |
263.55" (6,694.17mm) | 239.81" (6,091.17mm) |
23.74" (603.00mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1957 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/