Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, March 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1987 1-Month |
5.25" (133.35mm) | 4.28" (108.71mm) |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2004 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 8.18" (207.77mm) |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1938 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month |
16.95" (430.53mm) | 12.01" (305.05mm) |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1938 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month |
20.91" (531.11mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
5.25" (133.35mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1938 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month |
25.69" (652.53mm) | 18.27" (464.06mm) |
7.42" (188.47mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1911 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month |
29.81" (757.17mm) | 21.29" (540.77mm) |
8.52" (216.40mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month |
31.60" (802.64mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
6.11" (155.19mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month |
40.53" (1,029.46mm) | 30.75" (781.05mm) |
9.78" (248.41mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month |
43.52" (1,105.41mm) | 36.29" (921.77mm) |
7.23" (183.64mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1965 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month |
45.94" (1,166.88mm) | 41.01" (1,041.65mm) |
4.93" (125.23mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1965 | ||||
|
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month |
48.88" (1,241.55mm) | 44.60" (1,132.84mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1929 | ||||
|
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month |
49.66" (1,261.36mm) | 47.97" (1,218.44mm) |
1.69" (42.92mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1929 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month |
70.83" (1,799.08mm) | 69.29" (1,759.97mm) |
1.54" (39.11mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1965 | ||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month |
95.53" (2,426.46mm) | 95.93" (2,436.62mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1930 | ||||
|
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month |
137.40" (3,489.96mm) | 144.02" (3,658.11mm) |
-6.62" (-168.15mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1957 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1930 | ||||
|
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month |
186.08" (4,726.43mm) | 191.88" (4,873.75mm) |
-5.80" (-147.32mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month |
242.81" (6,167.37mm) | 239.76" (6,089.90mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1957 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1966 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/