Virginia October Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of October 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 October in Virginia History?

1976 was the wettest October in Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.70 inches.

What Was the Driest October in Virginia History?

2000 was the driest October in Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.09 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	117	1.25
2022	72	2.85
2021	54	3.40
2020	20	5.06
2019	16	5.63
2018	19	5.08
2017	26	4.50
2016	49	3.52
2015	25	4.58
2014	38	4.02
2013	67	3.09
2012	35	4.09
2011	43	3.78
2010	42	3.79
2009	64	3.12
2008	109	1.49
2007	22	4.71
2006	8	6.23
2005	17	5.54
2004	87	2.35
2003	75	2.66
2002	15	5.74
2001	126	0.89
2000	129	0.09
1999	76	2.65
1998	108	1.50
1997	80	2.55
1996	47	3.69
1995	11	5.87
1994	96	1.86
1993	82	2.50
1992	90	2.28
1991	100	1.62
1990	6	6.75
1989	33	4.21
1988	91	2.14
1987	105	1.53
1986	89	2.33
1985	34	4.13
1984	73	2.76
1983	18	5.23
1982	60	3.23
1981	44	3.71
1980	52	3.43
1979	27	4.46
1978	121	1.10
1977	14	5.78
1976	1	8.70
1975	70	2.92
1974	116	1.28
1973	48	3.65
1972	10	6.02
1971	3	7.38
1970	41	3.81
1969	104	1.58
1968	46	3.70
1967	83	2.40
1966	50	3.51
1965	81	2.52
1964	45	3.71
1963	128	0.27
1962	102	1.59
1961	24	4.59
1960	85	2.39
1959	12	5.87
1958	78	2.56
1957	69	2.96
1956	29	4.38
1955	86	2.37
1954	21	4.88
1953	103	1.59
1952	111	1.45
1951	98	1.63
1950	92	2.14
1949	55	3.37
1948	65	3.12
1947	71	2.91
1946	79	2.56
1945	106	1.52
1944	61	3.21
1943	84	2.40
1942	7	6.31
1941	123	1.06
1940	99	1.63
1939	59	3.24
1938	113	1.30
1937	2	7.43
1936	57	3.29
1935	93	2.11
1934	101	1.60
1933	114	1.29
1932	5	6.89
1931	122	1.08
1930	118	1.23
1929	4	7.28
1928	112	1.34
1927	28	4.45
1926	58	3.27
1925	30	4.37
1924	119	1.18
1923	107	1.51
1922	51	3.44
1921	94	1.98
1920	127	0.61
1919	53	3.43
1918	74	2.71
1917	36	4.08
1916	88	2.35
1915	32	4.36
1914	63	3.14
1913	39	3.94
1912	115	1.29
1911	31	4.37
1910	37	4.06
1909	95	1.90
1908	40	3.92
1907	110	1.48
1906	9	6.08
1905	77	2.64
1904	120	1.17
1903	56	3.33
1902	23	4.62
1901	124	1.06
1900	66	3.10
1899	62	3.15
1898	13	5.86
1897	68	3.00
1896	125	0.92
1895	97	1.73