Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1956 1-Month |
2.86" (72.64mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
-0.36" (-9.15mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
-0.74" (-18.79mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month |
9.70" (246.38mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month |
14.40" (365.76mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2001 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month |
17.54" (445.52mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
0.46" (11.69mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month |
24.01" (609.85mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month |
27.08" (687.83mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
1.49" (37.84mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1956 8-Month |
29.63" (752.60mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month |
33.10" (840.74mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month |
36.48" (926.59mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1930 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month |
40.97" (1,040.64mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month |
42.59" (1,081.79mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month |
64.03" (1,626.36mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month |
84.46" (2,145.28mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
-1.42" (-36.07mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2004 | ||||
|
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month |
123.95" (3,148.33mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
-4.88" (-123.95mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month |
160.88" (4,086.35mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
-10.89" (-276.61mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1966 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month |
206.46" (5,244.08mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
-8.28" (-210.32mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1967 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/