Statewide Rankings
Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, January 1978
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1978 1-Month |
6.94" (176.28mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
3.59" (91.19mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1937 | ||||
Dec 1977– 2-Month |
10.76" (273.30mm) | 6.57" (166.88mm) |
4.19" (106.42mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1937 | ||||
Nov 1977– 3-Month |
16.14" (409.96mm) | 9.44" (239.78mm) |
6.70" (170.18mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2010 | ||||
Oct 1977– 4-Month |
21.92" (556.77mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
9.33" (236.98mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
2001 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1978 | ||||
Sep 1977– 5-Month |
24.95" (633.73mm) | 16.12" (409.45mm) |
8.83" (224.28mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1977– 6-Month |
28.93" (734.82mm) | 20.45" (519.43mm) |
8.48" (215.39mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jul 1977– 7-Month |
31.54" (801.12mm) | 24.96" (633.98mm) |
6.58" (167.14mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1977– 8-Month |
34.47" (875.54mm) | 28.93" (734.82mm) |
5.54" (140.72mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1977– 9-Month |
37.05" (941.07mm) | 32.76" (832.10mm) |
4.29" (108.97mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr 1977– 10-Month |
40.41" (1,026.41mm) | 36.11" (917.19mm) |
4.30" (109.22mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Mar 1977– 11-Month |
43.58" (1,106.93mm) | 39.89" (1,013.21mm) |
3.69" (93.72mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Feb 1977– 12-Month |
44.73" (1,136.14mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
1.79" (45.46mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1976– 18-Month |
66.68" (1,693.67mm) | 63.32" (1,608.33mm) |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2004 | ||||
Feb 1976– 24-Month |
83.97" (2,132.84mm) | 85.91" (2,182.11mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: |
1932 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2005 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Feb 1975– 36-Month |
135.95" (3,453.13mm) | 128.89" (3,273.81mm) |
7.06" (179.32mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2021 | ||||
Feb 1974– 48-Month |
178.16" (4,525.26mm) | 171.87" (4,365.50mm) |
6.29" (159.76mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2022 | ||||
Feb 1973– 60-Month |
225.61" (5,730.49mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
10.87" (276.09mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1969 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings