Virginia January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in Virginia for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest January in Virginia History?

1937 was the wettest January in Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.30 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Virginia History?

1981 was the driest January in Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.59 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	65	3.05
2022	19	4.51
2021	62	3.14
2020	46	3.55
2019	47	3.52
2018	84	2.67
2017	33	3.96
2016	74	2.93
2015	90	2.59
2014	83	2.69
2013	6	5.95
2012	103	2.26
2011	124	1.58
2010	24	4.18
2009	76	2.92
2008	126	1.42
2007	60	3.19
2006	63	3.10
2005	64	3.09
2004	114	1.95
2003	105	2.19
2002	68	2.99
2001	102	2.27
2000	57	3.25
1999	14	4.99
1998	3	6.89
1997	85	2.66
1996	7	5.93
1995	13	5.05
1994	23	4.20
1993	39	3.77
1992	86	2.65
1991	41	3.72
1990	48	3.47
1989	108	2.10
1988	94	2.53
1987	12	5.08
1986	118	1.75
1985	70	2.95
1984	96	2.49
1983	121	1.60
1982	35	3.93
1981	129	0.59
1980	25	4.16
1979	5	6.18
1978	2	6.94
1977	111	1.96
1976	28	4.04
1975	26	4.12
1974	22	4.22
1973	89	2.60
1972	66	3.02
1971	80	2.81
1970	123	1.59
1969	101	2.29
1968	69	2.96
1967	115	1.90
1966	31	3.99
1965	77	2.91
1964	30	4.02
1963	116	1.87
1962	32	3.98
1961	95	2.52
1960	98	2.45
1959	110	2.05
1958	51	3.42
1957	40	3.77
1956	120	1.62
1955	128	1.24
1954	20	4.40
1953	52	3.41
1952	16	4.77
1951	119	1.72
1950	72	2.94
1949	45	3.63
1948	50	3.44
1947	9	5.19
1946	67	3.01
1945	97	2.46
1944	87	2.64
1943	75	2.93
1942	91	2.56
1941	106	2.18
1940	92	2.56
1939	59	3.20
1938	81	2.72
1937	1	8.30
1936	4	6.64
1935	17	4.69
1934	122	1.60
1933	49	3.46
1932	18	4.64
1931	125	1.54
1930	88	2.62
1929	99	2.41
1928	109	2.07
1927	127	1.33
1926	37	3.80
1925	15	4.81
1924	34	3.95
1923	44	3.68
1922	29	4.03
1921	54	3.36
1920	82	2.70
1919	27	4.08
1918	10	5.14
1917	55	3.33
1916	107	2.13
1915	11	5.12
1914	53	3.40
1913	58	3.23
1912	93	2.56
1911	21	4.25
1910	43	3.71
1909	100	2.36
1908	36	3.93
1907	117	1.78
1906	42	3.72
1905	79	2.86
1904	104	2.26
1903	38	3.79
1902	71	2.95
1901	78	2.90
1900	73	2.94
1899	56	3.31
1898	61	3.18
1897	112	1.96
1896	113	1.96
1895	8	5.38