Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1996 1-Month |
4.74" (120.40mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month |
8.46" (214.88mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month |
20.03" (508.76mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
7.30" (185.42mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2001 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month |
25.46" (646.68mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
8.38" (212.85mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month |
30.95" (786.13mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
9.34" (237.24mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month |
35.27" (895.86mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1996 8-Month |
40.61" (1,031.49mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
11.19" (284.22mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month |
43.42" (1,102.87mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
10.63" (270.00mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month |
47.17" (1,198.12mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month |
49.96" (1,268.98mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
10.37" (263.39mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month |
55.89" (1,419.61mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
12.95" (328.93mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month |
76.32" (1,938.53mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
11.77" (298.96mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month |
100.20" (2,545.08mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
14.32" (363.73mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2004 | ||||
|
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month |
145.58" (3,697.73mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
16.75" (425.45mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month |
190.55" (4,839.97mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
18.78" (477.01mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month |
234.58" (5,958.33mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
19.84" (503.93mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1967 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/