South Carolina May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May in South 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 May in South Carolina History?

1976 was the wettest May in South Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 7.42 inches.

What Was the Driest May in South Carolina History?

1941 was the driest May in South Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.41 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	57	3.50
2022	65	3.40
2021	93	2.55
2020	4	6.64
2019	109	2.15
2018	9	6.19
2017	24	5.15
2016	20	5.58
2015	120	1.63
2014	46	3.97
2013	55	3.56
2012	15	5.72
2011	78	2.95
2010	54	3.60
2009	18	5.68
2008	90	2.74
2007	121	1.44
2006	94	2.54
2005	48	3.77
2004	83	2.89
2003	16	5.72
2002	58	3.49
2001	92	2.61
2000	124	1.21
1999	101	2.38
1998	52	3.65
1997	99	2.43
1996	86	2.84
1995	87	2.83
1994	113	2.02
1993	103	2.32
1992	59	3.49
1991	25	5.12
1990	64	3.44
1989	53	3.64
1988	96	2.50
1987	115	1.98
1986	80	2.94
1985	75	3.09
1984	12	6.02
1983	111	2.13
1982	82	2.91
1981	66	3.35
1980	42	4.14
1979	17	5.72
1978	38	4.28
1977	84	2.89
1976	1	7.42
1975	5	6.56
1974	26	5.03
1973	47	3.93
1972	10	6.16
1971	40	4.17
1970	68	3.31
1969	36	4.33
1968	60	3.49
1967	21	5.49
1966	11	6.05
1965	107	2.17
1964	89	2.75
1963	63	3.46
1962	114	2.01
1961	45	3.99
1960	102	2.33
1959	30	4.61
1958	67	3.34
1957	13	6.00
1956	91	2.69
1955	41	4.15
1954	70	3.27
1953	49	3.76
1952	50	3.72
1951	125	0.83
1950	34	4.36
1949	61	3.48
1948	19	5.63
1947	72	3.23
1946	33	4.42
1945	79	2.95
1944	112	2.09
1943	76	2.96
1942	37	4.32
1941	129	0.41
1940	88	2.82
1939	56	3.56
1938	44	4.00
1937	116	1.92
1936	127	0.62
1935	104	2.31
1934	14	5.79
1933	73	3.21
1932	74	3.18
1931	39	4.28
1930	105	2.21
1929	6	6.52
1928	27	4.74
1927	119	1.78
1926	123	1.28
1925	110	2.14
1924	32	4.45
1923	7	6.45
1922	8	6.25
1921	23	5.22
1920	118	1.83
1919	29	4.62
1918	62	3.47
1917	81	2.94
1916	98	2.45
1915	2	7.16
1914	126	0.80
1913	106	2.19
1912	43	4.06
1911	128	0.56
1910	51	3.67
1909	28	4.67
1908	85	2.86
1907	35	4.36
1906	69	3.31
1905	22	5.37
1904	108	2.16
1903	71	3.27
1902	97	2.48
1901	3	6.94
1900	100	2.40
1899	117	1.90
1898	122	1.35
1897	95	2.54
1896	77	2.96
1895	31	4.55