Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1981 1-Month |
3.48" (88.39mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month |
8.09" (205.49mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
-1.09" (-27.68mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month |
11.53" (292.86mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2001 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month |
14.79" (375.67mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
-2.29" (-58.16mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month |
19.85" (504.19mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
-1.76" (-44.70mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month |
23.22" (589.79mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1981 8-Month |
27.68" (703.07mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
-1.74" (-44.20mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month |
30.37" (771.40mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month |
32.22" (818.39mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
-4.35" (-110.49mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month |
35.63" (905.00mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
-3.96" (-100.59mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month |
36.22" (919.99mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
-6.72" (-170.69mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month |
52.37" (1,330.20mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
-12.18" (-309.37mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1930 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month |
72.14" (1,832.36mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
-13.74" (-348.99mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2004 | ||||
|
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month |
127.80" (3,246.12mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
-1.03" (-26.16mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month |
172.98" (4,393.69mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month |
212.73" (5,403.34mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
-2.01" (-51.06mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/