Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, January 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1981 1-Month |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
-2.76" (-70.10mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1937 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
1.41" (35.81mm) | 6.57" (166.88mm) |
-5.16" (-131.07mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1937 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
4.15" (105.41mm) | 9.44" (239.78mm) |
-5.29" (-134.37mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
7.58" (192.53mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-5.01" (-127.26mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2001 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1978 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
9.71" (246.63mm) | 16.12" (409.45mm) |
-6.41" (-162.82mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
12.08" (306.83mm) | 20.45" (519.43mm) |
-8.37" (-212.60mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
16.74" (425.20mm) | 24.96" (633.98mm) |
-8.22" (-208.78mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
18.31" (465.07mm) | 28.93" (734.82mm) |
-10.62" (-269.75mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
21.86" (555.24mm) | 32.76" (832.10mm) |
-10.90" (-276.86mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
26.14" (663.96mm) | 36.11" (917.19mm) |
-9.97" (-253.23mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
31.12" (790.45mm) | 39.89" (1,013.21mm) |
-8.77" (-222.76mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1931 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
32.35" (821.69mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
-10.59" (-268.99mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1931 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
60.24" (1,530.10mm) | 63.32" (1,608.33mm) |
-3.08" (-78.23mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2004 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
85.99" (2,184.15mm) | 85.91" (2,182.11mm) |
0.08" (2.04mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1932 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2005 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
130.41" (3,312.41mm) | 128.89" (3,273.81mm) |
1.52" (38.60mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1966 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
175.14" (4,448.56mm) | 171.87" (4,365.50mm) |
3.27" (83.06mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2022 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
214.38" (5,445.25mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
-0.36" (-9.15mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1969 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/