Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1947
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1947 1-Month |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1965 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1947 2-Month |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1965 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1947 3-Month |
9.07" (230.38mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1965 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1947 4-Month |
13.68" (347.47mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2001 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1947 5-Month |
17.63" (447.80mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1947 6-Month |
21.62" (549.15mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
0.01" (0.26mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1947 7-Month |
25.85" (656.59mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1947 8-Month |
29.13" (739.90mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
-0.29" (-7.37mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1947 9-Month |
31.80" (807.72mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1947 10-Month |
34.23" (869.44mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
-2.34" (-59.44mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1947 11-Month |
35.78" (908.81mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
-3.81" (-96.78mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1930 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1947 12-Month |
40.97" (1,040.64mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
-1.97" (-50.04mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1946–Dec 1947 18-Month |
59.50" (1,511.30mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
-5.05" (-128.27mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1930 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan 1946–Dec 1947 24-Month |
80.84" (2,053.34mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
-5.04" (-128.01mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1931 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2004 | ||||
|
Jan 1945–Dec 1947 36-Month |
128.71" (3,269.23mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1965 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1944–Dec 1947 48-Month |
174.79" (4,439.67mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1943–Dec 1947 60-Month |
211.02" (5,359.91mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
-3.72" (-94.49mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1967 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/