Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1976
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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December 1976 1-Month |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2009 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month |
4.34" (110.24mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
-1.72" (-43.68mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2009 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month |
13.04" (331.22mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
3.86" (98.05mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1965 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month |
17.70" (449.58mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 2001 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month |
19.99" (507.75mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
2.91" (73.92mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1930 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month |
23.08" (586.23mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1930 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month |
27.41" (696.21mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
1.82" (46.22mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1930 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
May–Dec 1976 8-Month |
31.71" (805.43mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
2.29" (58.16mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1930 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month |
32.94" (836.68mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1930 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month |
35.56" (903.22mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
-1.01" (-25.66mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month |
37.28" (946.91mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
-2.31" (-58.68mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month |
41.32" (1,049.53mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month |
67.52" (1,715.01mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1930 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2003 | ||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month |
93.38" (2,371.85mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
7.50" (190.50mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1931 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2004 | ||||
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month |
135.69" (3,446.53mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
6.86" (174.25mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month |
181.52" (4,610.61mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
9.75" (247.65mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month |
237.59" (6,034.79mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
22.85" (580.39mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1967 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 |
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/