Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, October 2006
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 2006 1-Month |
6.23" (158.24mm) | 3.12" (79.25mm) |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2000 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 1976 | ||||
Sep–Oct 2006 2-Month |
13.14" (333.76mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
6.47" (164.34mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1941 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1979 | ||||
Aug–Oct 2006 3-Month |
16.36" (415.54mm) | 11.02" (279.91mm) |
5.34" (135.63mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2020 | ||||
Jul–Oct 2006 4-Month |
20.47" (519.94mm) | 15.54" (394.72mm) |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2018 | ||||
Jun–Oct 2006 5-Month |
27.53" (699.26mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
8.01" (203.45mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2018 | ||||
May–Oct 2006 6-Month |
30.08" (764.03mm) | 23.36" (593.34mm) |
6.72" (170.69mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Oct 2006 7-Month |
33.57" (852.68mm) | 26.72" (678.69mm) |
6.85" (173.99mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2018 | ||||
Mar–Oct 2006 8-Month |
34.27" (870.46mm) | 30.51" (774.95mm) |
3.76" (95.51mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2003 | ||||
Ties: 2017 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 2006 9-Month |
35.92" (912.37mm) | 33.53" (851.66mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2003 | ||||
Jan–Oct 2006 10-Month |
39.02" (991.11mm) | 36.88" (936.75mm) |
2.14" (54.36mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2003 | ||||
Dec 2005–Oct 2006 11-Month |
42.49" (1,079.25mm) | 40.10" (1,018.54mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2003 | ||||
Nov 2005–Oct 2006 12-Month |
46.15" (1,172.21mm) | 42.96" (1,091.18mm) |
3.19" (81.03mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2003 | ||||
May 2005–Oct 2006 18-Month |
67.04" (1,702.82mm) | 66.28" (1,683.51mm) |
0.76" (19.31mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 2004–Oct 2006 24-Month |
85.96" (2,183.38mm) | 85.89" (2,181.61mm) |
0.07" (1.77mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2004 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Nov 2003–Oct 2006 36-Month |
136.31" (3,462.27mm) | 128.85" (3,272.79mm) |
7.46" (189.48mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1932 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2020 | ||||
Nov 2002–Oct 2006 48-Month |
198.58" (5,043.93mm) | 171.78" (4,363.21mm) |
26.80" (680.72mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1968 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
Nov 2001–Oct 2006 60-Month |
235.17" (5,973.32mm) | 214.72" (5,453.89mm) |
20.45" (519.43mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1967 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/