Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, May 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2003 1-Month |
5.72" (145.29mm) | 3.58" (90.93mm) |
2.14" (54.36mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1941 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 1979, 2012 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2003 2-Month |
11.72" (297.69mm) | 6.92" (175.77mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1941 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2003 3-Month |
19.24" (488.70mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
8.04" (204.22mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1985 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2003 4-Month |
23.38" (593.85mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
8.28" (210.31mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2003 5-Month |
25.14" (638.56mm) | 18.93" (480.82mm) |
6.21" (157.74mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–May 2003 6-Month |
29.77" (756.16mm) | 22.58" (573.53mm) |
7.19" (182.63mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–May 2003 7-Month |
34.19" (868.43mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
9.01" (228.86mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 2002–May 2003 8-Month |
38.92" (988.57mm) | 28.21" (716.53mm) |
10.71" (272.04mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–May 2003 9-Month |
44.32" (1,125.73mm) | 32.41" (823.21mm) |
11.91" (302.52mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1941 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug 2002–May 2003 10-Month |
50.26" (1,276.60mm) | 37.67" (956.82mm) |
12.59" (319.78mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1985 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jul 2002–May 2003 11-Month |
53.51" (1,359.15mm) | 43.21" (1,097.53mm) |
10.30" (261.62mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 2002–May 2003 12-Month |
56.52" (1,435.61mm) | 47.93" (1,217.42mm) |
8.59" (218.19mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1981 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 2001–May 2003 18-Month |
73.15" (1,858.01mm) | 70.56" (1,792.22mm) |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2003 24-Month |
92.03" (2,337.56mm) | 95.90" (2,435.86mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1927 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2003 36-Month |
132.14" (3,356.36mm) | 144.04" (3,658.62mm) |
-11.90" (-302.26mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2003 48-Month |
174.75" (4,438.65mm) | 191.91" (4,874.51mm) |
-17.16" (-435.86mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2003 60-Month |
215.60" (5,476.24mm) | 239.81" (6,091.17mm) |
-24.21" (-614.93mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1957 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/