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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, January 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1959 1-Month |
2.05" (52.07mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1981 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1937 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–Jan 1959 2-Month |
5.63" (143.00mm) | 6.57" (166.88mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1981 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1937 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Jan 1959 3-Month |
7.54" (191.52mm) | 9.44" (239.78mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1981 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–Jan 1959 4-Month |
10.10" (256.54mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-2.49" (-63.25mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2001 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1978 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Jan 1959 5-Month |
11.60" (294.64mm) | 16.12" (409.45mm) |
-4.52" (-114.81mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month |
17.71" (449.83mm) | 20.45" (519.43mm) |
-2.74" (-69.60mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–Jan 1959 7-Month |
22.35" (567.69mm) | 24.96" (633.98mm) |
-2.61" (-66.29mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–Jan 1959 8-Month |
26.62" (676.15mm) | 28.93" (734.82mm) |
-2.31" (-58.67mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1958–Jan 1959 9-Month |
31.54" (801.12mm) | 32.76" (832.10mm) |
-1.22" (-30.98mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1931 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1958–Jan 1959 10-Month |
36.13" (917.70mm) | 36.11" (917.19mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1931 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1958–Jan 1959 11-Month |
40.67" (1,033.02mm) | 39.89" (1,013.21mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1958–Jan 1959 12-Month |
44.14" (1,121.16mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
1.20" (30.48mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1931 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1957–Jan 1959 18-Month |
69.17" (1,756.92mm) | 63.32" (1,608.33mm) |
5.85" (148.59mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1931 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2004 | ||||
|
Feb 1957–Jan 1959 24-Month |
89.54" (2,274.32mm) | 85.91" (2,182.11mm) |
3.63" (92.21mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1932 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2005 | ||||
|
Feb 1956–Jan 1959 36-Month |
134.28" (3,410.71mm) | 128.89" (3,273.81mm) |
5.39" (136.90mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2021 | ||||
|
Feb 1955–Jan 1959 48-Month |
176.53" (4,483.86mm) | 171.87" (4,365.50mm) |
4.66" (118.36mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Feb 1954–Jan 1959 60-Month |
212.86" (5,406.64mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
-1.88" (-47.76mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1969 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/