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 1996
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1996 1-Month |
3.75" (95.25mm) | 3.78" (96.01mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2006 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 2015 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1996 2-Month |
6.54" (166.12mm) | 6.80" (172.72mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2006 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1996 3-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2006 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1995–Mar 1996 4-Month |
14.50" (368.30mm) | 13.38" (339.85mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1981 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Nov 1995–Mar 1996 5-Month |
18.31" (465.07mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
2.07" (52.57mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1981 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Oct 1995–Mar 1996 6-Month |
24.18" (614.17mm) | 19.39" (492.51mm) |
4.79" (121.66mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2002 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2010 | ||||
Sep 1995–Mar 1996 7-Month |
27.45" (697.23mm) | 22.92" (582.17mm) |
4.53" (115.06mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1995–Mar 1996 8-Month |
29.31" (744.47mm) | 27.25" (692.15mm) |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1995–Mar 1996 9-Month |
32.90" (835.66mm) | 31.76" (806.70mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1995–Mar 1996 10-Month |
40.40" (1,026.16mm) | 35.73" (907.54mm) |
4.67" (118.62mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2019 | ||||
May 1995–Mar 1996 11-Month |
45.38" (1,152.65mm) | 39.56" (1,004.82mm) |
5.82" (147.83mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1995–Mar 1996 12-Month |
47.09" (1,196.09mm) | 42.91" (1,089.91mm) |
4.18" (106.18mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1994–Mar 1996 18-Month |
62.93" (1,598.42mm) | 62.32" (1,582.93mm) |
0.61" (15.49mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1920 | ||||||
Apr 1994–Mar 1996 24-Month |
85.27" (2,165.86mm) | 85.81" (2,179.57mm) |
-0.54" (-13.71mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1993–Mar 1996 36-Month |
133.16" (3,382.26mm) | 128.85" (3,272.79mm) |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1966 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Apr 1992–Mar 1996 48-Month |
181.96" (4,621.78mm) | 171.80" (4,363.72mm) |
10.16" (258.06mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1967 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2021 | ||||
Apr 1991–Mar 1996 60-Month |
218.61" (5,552.69mm) | 214.65" (5,452.11mm) |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1968 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2021 |
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/