Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, May 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1897 1-Month |
4.73" (120.14mm) | 3.83" (97.28mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1911 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1971 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1897 2-Month |
7.20" (182.88mm) | 7.20" (182.88mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1963 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1897 3-Month |
11.31" (287.27mm) | 10.98" (278.89mm) |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1986 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1897 4-Month |
17.59" (446.79mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
3.59" (91.19mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1941 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1897 5-Month |
19.55" (496.57mm) | 17.35" (440.69mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1941 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–May 1897 6-Month |
20.63" (524.00mm) | 20.58" (522.73mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1986 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
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Nov 1896–May 1897 7-Month |
24.62" (625.35mm) | 23.44" (595.38mm) |
1.18" (29.97mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1930 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Oct 1896–May 1897 8-Month |
25.54" (648.72mm) | 26.59" (675.39mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1941 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Sep 1896–May 1897 9-Month |
31.33" (795.78mm) | 30.12" (765.05mm) |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1941 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1896–May 1897 10-Month |
33.40" (848.36mm) | 34.45" (875.03mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1942 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1896–May 1897 11-Month |
39.95" (1,014.73mm) | 38.96" (989.58mm) |
0.99" (25.15mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1931 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1897 12-Month |
45.00" (1,143.00mm) | 42.93" (1,090.42mm) |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1931 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
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Dec 1895–May 1897 18-Month |
64.23" (1,631.44mm) | 63.51" (1,613.15mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 61st Driest | Driest to Date | 1931 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1897 24-Month |
80.74" (2,050.80mm) | 85.82" (2,179.83mm) |
-5.08" (-129.03mm) | 28th Driest | Driest to Date | 1931 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/