Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1973 1-Month |
6.21" (157.73mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
2.99" (75.94mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month |
8.34" (211.84mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
2.28" (57.92mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month |
11.99" (304.55mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
2.81" (71.38mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month |
14.28" (362.71mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2001 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month |
19.01" (482.85mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
1.93" (49.02mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month |
22.50" (571.50mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month |
26.02" (660.91mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1973 8-Month |
30.33" (770.38mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month |
35.32" (897.13mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
2.53" (64.26mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month |
39.98" (1,015.49mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month |
43.23" (1,098.04mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
3.64" (92.45mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month |
45.83" (1,164.08mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
2.89" (73.40mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month |
73.84" (1,875.54mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
9.29" (235.97mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1930 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month |
101.90" (2,588.26mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
16.02" (406.91mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2004 | ||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month |
149.34" (3,793.24mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
20.51" (520.96mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month |
186.34" (4,733.04mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
14.57" (370.08mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month |
228.20" (5,796.28mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
13.46" (341.88mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/