Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, October 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1997 1-Month |
4.37" (111.00mm) | 2.99" (75.95mm) |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2000 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1997 2-Month |
10.00" (254.00mm) | 7.24" (183.90mm) |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1959 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1997 3-Month |
12.21" (310.13mm) | 12.52" (318.01mm) |
-0.31" (-7.88mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1925 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1997 4-Month |
18.90" (480.06mm) | 18.06" (458.72mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1925 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1964 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1997 5-Month |
24.82" (630.43mm) | 22.74" (577.60mm) |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1954 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1964 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1997 6-Month |
27.25" (692.15mm) | 26.32" (668.53mm) |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1928 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1997 7-Month |
32.04" (813.82mm) | 29.66" (753.36mm) |
2.38" (60.46mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1928 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1997 8-Month |
35.30" (896.62mm) | 33.94" (862.08mm) |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1928 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1997 9-Month |
39.85" (1,012.19mm) | 37.84" (961.14mm) |
2.01" (51.05mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1964 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1997 10-Month |
44.09" (1,119.89mm) | 41.67" (1,058.42mm) |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1954 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1964 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Oct 1997 11-Month |
47.15" (1,197.61mm) | 45.32" (1,151.13mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1964 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Oct 1997 12-Month |
49.61" (1,260.09mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1911 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1964 | ||||
|
May 1996–Oct 1997 18-Month |
75.02" (1,905.51mm) | 74.26" (1,886.20mm) |
0.76" (19.31mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1954 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–Oct 1997 24-Month |
95.94" (2,436.88mm) | 95.92" (2,436.37mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1951 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1994–Oct 1997 36-Month |
153.34" (3,894.84mm) | 143.95" (3,656.33mm) |
9.39" (238.51mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1966 | ||||
|
Nov 1993–Oct 1997 48-Month |
206.29" (5,239.77mm) | 191.85" (4,872.99mm) |
14.44" (366.78mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2002 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1965 | ||||
|
Nov 1992–Oct 1997 60-Month |
255.30" (6,484.62mm) | 239.75" (6,089.65mm) |
15.55" (394.97mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1954 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1975 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/