North Carolina August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in North Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in North Carolina History?

1901 was the wettest August in North Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 11.72 inches.

What Was the Driest August in North Carolina History?

1997 was the driest August in North Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.90 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	35	6.09
2022	83	4.43
2021	36	6.06
2020	13	7.98
2019	60	5.14
2018	25	6.61
2017	59	5.15
2016	82	4.49
2015	98	4.00
2014	56	5.22
2013	71	4.79
2012	41	5.92
2011	22	6.98
2010	78	4.52
2009	64	5.04
2008	39	5.97
2007	128	2.05
2006	70	4.85
2005	94	4.07
2004	16	7.62
2003	28	6.39
2002	66	4.97
2001	92	4.19
2000	58	5.18
1999	89	4.22
1998	65	5.03
1997	129	1.90
1996	43	5.85
1995	61	5.13
1994	50	5.59
1993	119	3.03
1992	11	8.03
1991	46	5.76
1990	44	5.81
1989	62	5.10
1988	63	5.08
1987	88	4.24
1986	7	8.45
1985	31	6.32
1984	109	3.53
1983	120	2.84
1982	107	3.65
1981	34	6.18
1980	127	2.37
1979	114	3.24
1978	53	5.39
1977	67	4.97
1976	104	3.72
1975	125	2.55
1974	14	7.75
1973	72	4.78
1972	115	3.20
1971	37	6.02
1970	33	6.29
1969	40	5.93
1968	122	2.73
1967	9	8.14
1966	32	6.32
1965	99	3.96
1964	23	6.84
1963	111	3.40
1962	106	3.66
1961	24	6.66
1960	55	5.23
1959	80	4.51
1958	38	6.01
1957	87	4.28
1956	95	4.07
1955	5	9.25
1954	97	4.03
1953	90	4.21
1952	8	8.24
1951	105	3.71
1950	113	3.26
1949	6	9.02
1948	76	4.56
1947	54	5.27
1946	75	4.59
1945	57	5.21
1944	85	4.30
1943	117	3.11
1942	19	7.34
1941	100	3.93
1940	3	9.64
1939	17	7.43
1938	123	2.72
1937	21	7.14
1936	79	4.52
1935	73	4.74
1934	51	5.54
1933	45	5.80
1932	102	3.85
1931	10	8.10
1930	124	2.68
1929	93	4.18
1928	12	8.00
1927	49	5.64
1926	91	4.20
1925	121	2.81
1924	103	3.75
1923	77	4.54
1922	52	5.48
1921	116	3.15
1920	15	7.71
1919	96	4.06
1918	101	3.90
1917	110	3.45
1916	69	4.90
1915	27	6.41
1914	68	4.92
1913	74	4.68
1912	118	3.08
1911	42	5.90
1910	18	7.42
1909	30	6.33
1908	2	10.12
1907	84	4.41
1906	4	9.30
1905	29	6.36
1904	26	6.59
1903	48	5.71
1902	86	4.29
1901	1	11.72
1900	108	3.56
1899	81	4.51
1898	20	7.29
1897	112	3.31
1896	126	2.53
1895	47	5.73