Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, December 1989
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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December 1989 1-Month |
2.12" (53.85mm) | 3.22" (81.79mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 6.06" (153.92mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1965 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2009 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month |
9.42" (239.27mm) | 9.18" (233.17mm) |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2009 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month |
15.37" (390.40mm) | 12.73" (323.34mm) |
2.64" (67.06mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2001 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month |
19.84" (503.94mm) | 17.08" (433.83mm) |
2.76" (70.11mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2018 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month |
25.85" (656.59mm) | 21.61" (548.89mm) |
4.24" (107.70mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2018 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month |
32.50" (825.50mm) | 25.59" (649.99mm) |
6.91" (175.51mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
May–Dec 1989 8-Month |
38.24" (971.30mm) | 29.42" (747.27mm) |
8.82" (224.03mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month |
42.17" (1,071.12mm) | 32.79" (832.87mm) |
9.38" (238.25mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month |
46.91" (1,191.51mm) | 36.57" (928.88mm) |
10.34" (262.63mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month |
50.41" (1,280.41mm) | 39.59" (1,005.59mm) |
10.82" (274.82mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month |
52.51" (1,333.75mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
9.57" (243.07mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2018 | ||||
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month |
71.20" (1,808.48mm) | 64.55" (1,639.57mm) |
6.65" (168.91mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2003 | ||||
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month |
87.47" (2,221.74mm) | 85.88" (2,181.35mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1931 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2004 | ||||
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month |
132.77" (3,372.36mm) | 128.83" (3,272.28mm) |
3.94" (100.08mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month |
167.93" (4,265.42mm) | 171.77" (4,362.96mm) |
-3.84" (-97.54mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month |
212.16" (5,388.86mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
-2.58" (-65.54mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1967 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/