Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, January 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1997 1-Month |
2.66" (67.56mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1981 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1937 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Jan 1997 2-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 6.57" (166.88mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1981 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1937 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Jan 1997 3-Month |
11.12" (282.45mm) | 9.44" (239.78mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1981 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Jan 1997 4-Month |
14.81" (376.17mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
2.22" (56.38mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2001 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1978 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Jan 1997 5-Month |
22.69" (576.33mm) | 16.12" (409.45mm) |
6.57" (166.88mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Jan 1997 6-Month |
28.12" (714.25mm) | 20.45" (519.43mm) |
7.67" (194.82mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–Jan 1997 7-Month |
33.61" (853.69mm) | 24.96" (633.98mm) |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–Jan 1997 8-Month |
37.93" (963.42mm) | 28.93" (734.82mm) |
9.00" (228.60mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1996–Jan 1997 9-Month |
43.27" (1,099.06mm) | 32.76" (832.10mm) |
10.51" (266.96mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1996–Jan 1997 10-Month |
46.08" (1,170.43mm) | 36.11" (917.19mm) |
9.97" (253.24mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
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Mar 1996–Jan 1997 11-Month |
49.83" (1,265.68mm) | 39.89" (1,013.21mm) |
9.94" (252.47mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1996–Jan 1997 12-Month |
52.62" (1,336.55mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
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Aug 1995–Jan 1997 18-Month |
75.39" (1,914.91mm) | 63.32" (1,608.33mm) |
12.07" (306.58mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2004 | ||||
|
Feb 1995–Jan 1997 24-Month |
97.81" (2,484.37mm) | 85.91" (2,182.11mm) |
11.90" (302.26mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1932 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2005 | ||||
|
Feb 1994–Jan 1997 36-Month |
144.04" (3,658.62mm) | 128.89" (3,273.81mm) |
15.15" (384.81mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Feb 1993–Jan 1997 48-Month |
189.44" (4,811.78mm) | 171.87" (4,365.50mm) |
17.57" (446.28mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2022 | ||||
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Feb 1992–Jan 1997 60-Month |
234.59" (5,958.59mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
19.85" (504.19mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1969 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/