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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, March 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1970 1-Month |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 3.78" (96.01mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2006 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1970 2-Month |
5.82" (147.83mm) | 6.80" (172.72mm) |
-0.98" (-24.89mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2006 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month |
7.41" (188.21mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
-2.74" (-69.60mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2006 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month |
12.91" (327.91mm) | 13.38" (339.85mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1981 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1994 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Mar 1970 5-Month |
14.93" (379.22mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
-1.31" (-33.28mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1981 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month |
16.51" (419.35mm) | 19.39" (492.51mm) |
-2.88" (-73.16mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month |
19.73" (501.14mm) | 22.92" (582.17mm) |
-3.19" (-81.03mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month |
25.42" (645.67mm) | 27.25" (692.15mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month |
31.64" (803.66mm) | 31.76" (806.70mm) |
-0.12" (-3.04mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month |
36.02" (914.91mm) | 35.73" (907.54mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month |
38.44" (976.38mm) | 39.56" (1,004.82mm) |
-1.12" (-28.44mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month |
40.68" (1,033.27mm) | 42.91" (1,089.91mm) |
-2.23" (-56.64mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1944 | ||||||
|
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month |
58.45" (1,484.63mm) | 62.32" (1,582.93mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month |
77.53" (1,969.26mm) | 85.81" (2,179.57mm) |
-8.28" (-210.31mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month |
115.86" (2,942.84mm) | 128.85" (3,272.79mm) |
-12.99" (-329.95mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month |
155.30" (3,944.62mm) | 171.80" (4,363.72mm) |
-16.50" (-419.10mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1967 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month |
187.05" (4,751.07mm) | 214.65" (5,452.11mm) |
-27.60" (-701.04mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1968 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/