Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, May 1945
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1945 1-Month |
4.54" (115.32mm) | 3.83" (97.28mm) |
0.71" (18.04mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1911 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1971 | ||||
Apr–May 1945 2-Month |
7.65" (194.31mm) | 7.20" (182.88mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1963 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2017 | ||||
Mar–May 1945 3-Month |
9.47" (240.54mm) | 10.98" (278.89mm) |
-1.51" (-38.35mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1986 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2003 | ||||
Feb–May 1945 4-Month |
13.14" (333.76mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1941 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2003 | ||||
Jan–May 1945 5-Month |
15.60" (396.24mm) | 17.35" (440.69mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1941 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1944–May 1945 6-Month |
18.29" (464.57mm) | 20.58" (522.73mm) |
-2.29" (-58.16mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1986 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1950 | ||||||
Nov 1944–May 1945 7-Month |
21.07" (535.18mm) | 23.44" (595.38mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1930 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1998 | ||||
Oct 1944–May 1945 8-Month |
24.28" (616.71mm) | 26.59" (675.39mm) |
-2.31" (-58.68mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1941 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2003 | ||||
Sep 1944–May 1945 9-Month |
32.32" (820.93mm) | 30.12" (765.05mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1941 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1944–May 1945 10-Month |
36.03" (915.16mm) | 34.45" (875.03mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1942 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1944–May 1945 11-Month |
39.73" (1,009.14mm) | 38.96" (989.58mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1944–May 1945 12-Month |
41.88" (1,063.75mm) | 42.93" (1,090.42mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1943–May 1945 18-Month |
63.95" (1,624.33mm) | 63.51" (1,613.15mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1943–May 1945 24-Month |
81.69" (2,074.93mm) | 85.82" (2,179.83mm) |
-4.13" (-104.90mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1931 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1942–May 1945 36-Month |
132.22" (3,358.39mm) | 128.88" (3,273.55mm) |
3.34" (84.84mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1966 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2005 | ||||
Jun 1941–May 1945 48-Month |
167.51" (4,254.75mm) | 171.81" (4,363.97mm) |
-4.30" (-109.22mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1969 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Jun 1940–May 1945 60-Month |
205.72" (5,225.29mm) | 214.68" (5,452.87mm) |
-8.96" (-227.58mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1969 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/