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 May 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Precipitation Rankings, January 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2021 1-Month |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1981 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1937 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
8.30" (210.82mm) | 6.57" (166.88mm) |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1981 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1937 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
13.44" (341.38mm) | 9.44" (239.78mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1981 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
18.51" (470.15mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
5.92" (150.36mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2001 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1978 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
24.82" (630.43mm) | 16.12" (409.45mm) |
8.70" (220.98mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1934 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
33.02" (838.71mm) | 20.45" (519.43mm) |
12.57" (319.28mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
37.09" (942.09mm) | 24.96" (633.98mm) |
12.13" (308.11mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
42.22" (1,072.39mm) | 28.93" (734.82mm) |
13.29" (337.57mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
47.09" (1,196.09mm) | 32.76" (832.10mm) |
14.33" (363.99mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
53.07" (1,347.98mm) | 36.11" (917.19mm) |
16.96" (430.79mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
56.00" (1,422.40mm) | 39.89" (1,013.21mm) |
16.11" (409.19mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
61.01" (1,549.65mm) | 42.94" (1,090.68mm) |
18.07" (458.97mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
80.42" (2,042.67mm) | 63.32" (1,608.33mm) |
17.10" (434.34mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2004 | ||||
|
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
107.04" (2,718.82mm) | 85.91" (2,182.11mm) |
21.13" (536.71mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1932 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2005 | ||||
|
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
171.42" (4,354.07mm) | 128.89" (3,273.81mm) |
42.53" (1,080.26mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
211.69" (5,376.93mm) | 171.87" (4,365.50mm) |
39.82" (1,011.43mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
258.13" (6,556.50mm) | 214.74" (5,454.40mm) |
43.39" (1,102.10mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1969 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2021, retrieved on June 14, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/