Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1981 1-Month |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
-0.23" (-5.84mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1941 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1976 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1981 2-Month |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
-1.91" (-48.52mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1941 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1981 3-Month |
7.85" (199.39mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
-3.35" (-85.09mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1985 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1981 4-Month |
11.45" (290.83mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
-3.65" (-92.71mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1911 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1981 5-Month |
12.23" (310.64mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
-6.70" (-170.18mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1911 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month |
13.96" (354.58mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
-8.62" (-218.95mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month |
16.46" (418.08mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
-8.72" (-221.49mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1911 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month |
19.28" (489.71mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
-8.93" (-226.82mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month |
25.34" (643.64mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
-7.07" (-179.57mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1941 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month |
27.73" (704.34mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
-9.94" (-252.48mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 1985 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month |
30.39" (771.91mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
-12.82" (-325.62mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month |
33.76" (857.50mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
-14.17" (-359.92mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month |
59.40" (1,508.76mm) | 70.56" (1,792.22mm) |
-11.16" (-283.46mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month |
87.21" (2,215.13mm) | 95.90" (2,435.86mm) |
-8.69" (-220.73mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1927 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month |
135.32" (3,437.13mm) | 144.04" (3,658.62mm) |
-8.72" (-221.49mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month |
182.29" (4,630.17mm) | 191.91" (4,874.51mm) |
-9.62" (-244.34mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month |
232.85" (5,914.39mm) | 239.81" (6,091.17mm) |
-6.96" (-176.78mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 7, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/