Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, March 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1978 1-Month |
3.63" (92.20mm) | 4.28" (108.71mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2004 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1978 2-Month |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 8.18" (207.77mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1938 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1978 3-Month |
11.26" (286.00mm) | 12.01" (305.05mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1938 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Mar 1978 4-Month |
15.88" (403.35mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1938 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Mar 1978 5-Month |
18.41" (467.61mm) | 18.27" (464.06mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1911 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–Mar 1978 6-Month |
22.48" (570.99mm) | 21.29" (540.77mm) |
1.19" (30.22mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1918 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1929 | ||||||
|
Sep 1977–Mar 1978 7-Month |
26.55" (674.37mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
1.06" (26.92mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1985 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Mar 1978 8-Month |
32.40" (822.96mm) | 30.75" (781.05mm) |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 2002 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–Mar 1978 9-Month |
35.36" (898.14mm) | 36.29" (921.77mm) |
-0.93" (-23.63mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1955 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1965 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–Mar 1978 10-Month |
39.12" (993.65mm) | 41.01" (1,041.65mm) |
-1.89" (-48.00mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1955 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1965 | ||||
|
May 1977–Mar 1978 11-Month |
42.01" (1,067.05mm) | 44.60" (1,132.84mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1955 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1929 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1978 12-Month |
43.70" (1,109.98mm) | 47.97" (1,218.44mm) |
-4.27" (-108.46mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1955 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1929 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Mar 1978 18-Month |
70.05" (1,779.27mm) | 69.29" (1,759.97mm) |
0.76" (19.30mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1955 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1965 | ||||
|
Apr 1976–Mar 1978 24-Month |
97.88" (2,486.15mm) | 95.93" (2,436.62mm) |
1.95" (49.53mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1955 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1930 | ||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1978 36-Month |
148.42" (3,769.87mm) | 144.02" (3,658.11mm) |
4.40" (111.76mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1930 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1978 48-Month |
201.09" (5,107.69mm) | 191.88" (4,873.75mm) |
9.21" (233.94mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Mar 1978 60-Month |
252.09" (6,403.09mm) | 239.76" (6,089.90mm) |
12.33" (313.19mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1966 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/