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, October 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2002 1-Month |
5.74" (145.80mm) | 3.12" (79.25mm) |
2.62" (66.55mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 2000 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1976 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2002 2-Month |
9.23" (234.44mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1941 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1979 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2002 3-Month |
12.21" (310.13mm) | 11.02" (279.91mm) |
1.19" (30.22mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2002 4-Month |
16.18" (410.97mm) | 15.54" (394.72mm) |
0.64" (16.25mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2002 5-Month |
18.72" (475.49mm) | 19.52" (495.81mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 2002 6-Month |
22.24" (564.90mm) | 23.36" (593.34mm) |
-1.12" (-28.44mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2002 7-Month |
25.44" (646.18mm) | 26.72" (678.69mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2002 8-Month |
29.83" (757.68mm) | 30.51" (774.95mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2002 9-Month |
30.73" (780.54mm) | 33.53" (851.66mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2002 10-Month |
33.72" (856.49mm) | 36.88" (936.75mm) |
-3.16" (-80.26mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Dec 2001–Oct 2002 11-Month |
36.00" (914.40mm) | 40.10" (1,018.54mm) |
-4.10" (-104.14mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
Nov 2001–Oct 2002 12-Month |
36.59" (929.39mm) | 42.96" (1,091.18mm) |
-6.37" (-161.79mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2003 | ||||
|
May 2001–Oct 2002 18-Month |
58.23" (1,479.04mm) | 66.28" (1,683.51mm) |
-8.05" (-204.47mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1931 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2000–Oct 2002 24-Month |
72.52" (1,842.01mm) | 85.89" (2,181.61mm) |
-13.37" (-339.60mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2004 | ||||
|
Nov 1999–Oct 2002 36-Month |
113.35" (2,879.09mm) | 128.85" (3,272.79mm) |
-15.50" (-393.70mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1932 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1998–Oct 2002 48-Month |
156.57" (3,976.88mm) | 171.78" (4,363.21mm) |
-15.21" (-386.33mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1968 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–Oct 2002 60-Month |
204.82" (5,202.43mm) | 214.72" (5,453.89mm) |
-9.90" (-251.46mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 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/