Statewide Rankings
Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1972
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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December 1972 1-Month | 4.62" (117.35mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) | 1.40" (35.56mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2009 | ||||
Nov– 2-Month | 10.21" (259.33mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) | 4.15" (105.41mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2009 | ||||
Oct– 3-Month | 16.23" (412.24mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) | 7.05" (179.07mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
Sep– 4-Month | 20.35" (516.89mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) | 7.62" (193.55mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 2001 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Aug– 5-Month | 22.84" (580.14mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) | 5.76" (146.31mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2018 | ||||
Jul– 6-Month | 28.01" (711.45mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) | 6.40" (162.56mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2018 | ||||
Jun– 7-Month | 36.30" (922.02mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) | 10.71" (272.03mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
May– 8-Month | 42.03" (1,067.56mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) | 12.61" (320.29mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Apr– 9-Month | 45.77" (1,162.56mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) | 12.98" (329.69mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Mar– 10-Month | 48.14" (1,222.76mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) | 11.57" (293.88mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2018 | ||||
Feb– 11-Month | 53.05" (1,347.47mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) | 13.46" (341.88mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Jan– 12-Month | 56.07" (1,424.18mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) | 13.13" (333.50mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Jul 1971– 18-Month | 79.98" (2,031.49mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) | 15.43" (391.92mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2003 | ||||
Jan 1971– 24-Month | 103.51" (2,629.15mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) | 17.63" (447.80mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2004 | ||||
Jan 1970– 36-Month | 140.51" (3,568.95mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) | 11.68" (296.67mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1969– 48-Month | 182.37" (4,632.20mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) | 10.60" (269.24mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: | 1966 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1968– 60-Month | 217.98" (5,536.69mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) | 3.24" (82.29mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: | 1967 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings