Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1979 1-Month |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
-1.85" (-46.99mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
-0.27" (-6.85mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1965 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month |
10.25" (260.35mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month |
19.33" (490.98mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2001 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month |
23.73" (602.74mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
6.65" (168.91mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month |
27.79" (705.87mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
6.18" (156.98mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month |
32.73" (831.34mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
7.14" (181.35mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1979 8-Month |
37.12" (942.85mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
7.70" (195.58mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month |
40.86" (1,037.84mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
8.07" (204.97mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month |
44.51" (1,130.55mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
7.94" (201.67mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month |
49.48" (1,256.79mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
9.89" (251.20mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month |
55.66" (1,413.76mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
12.72" (323.08mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month |
75.36" (1,914.14mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
10.81" (274.57mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month |
100.84" (2,561.34mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
14.96" (379.99mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2004 | ||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month |
140.59" (3,570.99mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
11.76" (298.71mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month |
181.91" (4,620.51mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
10.14" (257.55mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month |
233.97" (5,942.84mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
19.23" (488.44mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1967 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/