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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Carolina
Precipitation Rankings, August 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2003 1-Month |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 5.28" (134.11mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1925 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1949 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2003 2-Month |
12.98" (329.69mm) | 10.82" (274.83mm) |
2.16" (54.86mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1980 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1964 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2003 3-Month |
19.37" (492.00mm) | 15.50" (393.70mm) |
3.87" (98.30mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1954 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2013 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2003 4-Month |
25.09" (637.29mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
6.01" (152.66mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1925 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2003 5-Month |
31.09" (789.69mm) | 22.42" (569.47mm) |
8.67" (220.22mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1925 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 2013 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2003 6-Month |
38.61" (980.69mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
11.91" (302.51mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1925 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2003 7-Month |
42.75" (1,085.85mm) | 30.60" (777.24mm) |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1964 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2003 8-Month |
44.51" (1,130.55mm) | 34.43" (874.52mm) |
10.08" (256.03mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1954 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1964 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–Aug 2003 9-Month |
49.14" (1,248.16mm) | 38.08" (967.23mm) |
11.06" (280.93mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1964 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–Aug 2003 10-Month |
53.56" (1,360.42mm) | 40.69" (1,033.53mm) |
12.87" (326.89mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1964 | ||||
|
Oct 2002–Aug 2003 11-Month |
58.29" (1,480.57mm) | 43.72" (1,110.49mm) |
14.57" (370.08mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1991 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–Aug 2003 12-Month |
63.69" (1,617.73mm) | 47.91" (1,216.91mm) |
15.78" (400.82mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1964 | ||||
|
Mar 2002–Aug 2003 18-Month |
85.50" (2,171.70mm) | 74.68" (1,896.87mm) |
10.82" (274.83mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1965 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–Aug 2003 24-Month |
98.10" (2,491.74mm) | 95.87" (2,435.10mm) |
2.23" (56.64mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1965 | ||||
|
Sep 2000–Aug 2003 36-Month |
138.79" (3,525.27mm) | 143.91" (3,655.31mm) |
-5.12" (-130.04mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1956 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1966 | ||||
|
Sep 1999–Aug 2003 48-Month |
182.13" (4,626.10mm) | 191.77" (4,870.96mm) |
-9.64" (-244.86mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1956 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1949 | ||||
|
Sep 1998–Aug 2003 60-Month |
223.47" (5,676.14mm) | 239.63" (6,086.60mm) |
-16.16" (-410.46mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1957 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/