Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1985 1-Month |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
-0.49" (-12.44mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1941 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1976 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1941 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
-5.85" (-148.59mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
10.52" (267.21mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1911 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
13.70" (347.98mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
-5.23" (-132.84mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1911 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
15.21" (386.33mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
-7.37" (-187.20mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1911 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
16.62" (422.15mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
-8.56" (-217.42mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1911 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
18.44" (468.38mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
-9.77" (-248.15mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1911 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
20.54" (521.72mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
-11.87" (-301.49mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
23.99" (609.35mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
-13.68" (-347.47mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
32.35" (821.69mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
-10.86" (-275.84mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2002 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
35.45" (900.43mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
-12.48" (-316.99mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
68.12" (1,730.25mm) | 70.56" (1,792.22mm) |
-2.44" (-61.97mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
88.25" (2,241.55mm) | 95.90" (2,435.86mm) |
-7.65" (-194.31mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1927 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
143.28" (3,639.31mm) | 144.04" (3,658.62mm) |
-0.76" (-19.31mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2002 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
191.79" (4,871.47mm) | 191.91" (4,874.51mm) |
-0.12" (-3.04mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
225.55" (5,728.97mm) | 239.81" (6,091.17mm) |
-14.26" (-362.20mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1957 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/