PRECIPITATION

TOTAL FOR 1997 AND NORMAL, PRELIMINARY
Climatological
District and Station 		January February March April May June July
Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm
-Inches-
TIDEWATER:
Emporia 1 WNW 2.68 3.58 2.99 3.39 3.08 3.54 4.64 3.08 * * 2.52 3.44 7.61 4.49
Fredericksburg Nat'l Pk. * * * * * * 2.73 3.05 * * * * * *
Holland 1 E 2.86 4.09 2.81 3.56 3.10 4.06 3.69 3.22 2.54 4.11 * * * *
Hopewell 2.13 3.75 4.48 3.35 3.19 3.71 4.80 3.13 1.02 3.92 2.53 3.18 7.82 4.26
Langley Air Force Base 2.71 3.72 4.22 3.68 3.33 4.16 5.13 3.03 2.08 3.99 1.65 4.11 7.38 4.68
Norfolk WSO AP 2.09 3.78 2.94 3.47 3.21 3.70 3.06 3.06 1.66 3.81 1.10 3.82 7.85 5.06
Painter 2 W 2.22 3.75 3.83 3.40 3.23 4.16 2.96 2.92 1.80 3.48 1.83 3.34 5.02 4.29
Suffolk Lake Kilby 2.44 3.85 3.18 3.72 3.07 4.06 3.43 3.02 1.77 3.78 2.10 4.25 6.37 4.79
Walkerton 2 NW 2.22 3.44 3.68 3.25 3.11 3.68 3.53 2.96 1.80 4.08 2.73 3.98 5.15 4.56
Warsaw 2 NW 2.13 3.19 3.02 2.76 3.30 3.50 3.14 2.85 1.89 4.55 2.51 3.67 5.79 4.20
Williamsburg 2N 2.38 3.83 4.22 3.54 3.90 4.18 3.89 3.01 1.72 4.52 2.14 4.03 8.83 4.96
EASTERN PIEDMONT:
Chase City * * 3.80 3.20 3.37 3.67 5.68 3.25 1.42 4.02 3.40 3.66 3.51 3.99
Farmville 2 N 4.02 3.47 3.65 3.30 4.46 3.78 4.26 3.03 1.41 4.05 1.95 3.41 3.26 4.34
John H. Kerr Dam 3.00 3.48 2.88 3.25 2.80 3.82 3.50 3.09 0.95 3.95 6.63 3.51 5.22 4.22
Lawrenceville 3 E * * * * 3.64 3.94 5.35 3.01 1.13 3.82 3.05 4.02 9.33 3.97
Louisa 2.70 3.01 2.60 3.71 4.88 3.61 2.85 2.98 0.70 3.89 1.69 3.77 5.17 4.09
Richmond WSO APR 1.93 3.24 3.71 3.16 2.96 3.61 3.94 2.96 1.36 3.84 2.21 3.62 4.85 5.03
WESTERN PIEDMONT:
Appomattox 3 W 4.19 2.95 * * 5.37 3.80 2.78 3.32 * * 3.51 3.27 6.12 4.40
Bedford * * * * 3.82 3.59 3.65 3.43 2.60 4.30 4.42 3.56 3.90 4.25
Charlotte Court House 3 W 3.52 3.40 3.70 3.27 4.19 3.70 4.88 3.15 0.56 3.85 3.45 3.68 3.16 3.91
Charlottesville 2 W * * 2.50 3.32 4.47 3.75 2.13 3.34 1.89 4.88 3.40 3.74 7.39 4.75
Chatham 2.97 3.30 3.27 3.39 * * 4.72 3.47 * * 1.94 3.46 4.88 4.40
Danville - Bridge St. 2.92 3.43 3.96 3.42 4.32 3.89 6.64 3.24 1.45 3.85 * * 4.23 4.42
Lynchburg WSO APR 4.35 2.86 2.98 3.04 4.40 3.47 3.01 3.09 0.88 3.91 3.38 3.45 2.75 4.16
Martinsville Filter Plant 3.83 3.23 2.76 3.57 5.03 4.08 4.58 3.60 * * 4.20 3.81 3.45 4.86
Rocky Mount 3.47 3.05 3.52 3.13 4.72 3.79 4.20 3.71 * * * * 4.38 4.98
Tye River 1 SE 2.84 3.22 2.69 3.24 3.97 3.94 2.96 3.31 1.24 4.55 * * 2.62 4.57
NORTHERN:
Big Meadows 2.54 3.26 1.79 3.44 * * 2.00 3.84 2.72 4.77 * * 3.80 4.50
Lincoln * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Luray 5 E 1.99 2.73 1.36 2.65 * * 1.24 2.96 1.88 3.75 7.14 3.46 4.87 3.71
Mount Weather 1.20 2.45 1.51 2.44 * * 1.47 3.47 1.96 4.40 4.51 4.03 1.97 3.95
Piedmont Research Stn. 2.61 2.80 2.13 2.71 4.27 3.42 2.12 3.12 0.92 4.43 2.73 3.42 9.92 4.47
Warrenton 3 SE 2.38 2.94 2.27 2.84 4.30 3.29 2.62 3.24 1.79 4.06 3.74 3.62 4.06 3.72
Wash. Dulles WSO APR 2.16 2.70 2.16 2.81 4.78 3.17 2.18 3.11 2.87 4.02 2.36 3.92 1.38 3.49
Wash. National WSCMO APR 2.55 2.72 2.43 2.71 4.15 3.17 2.41 2.71 3.04 4.72 2.94 3.38 1.14 3.80
Winchester 7 SE 1.02 2.38 1.56 2.48 4.63 3.08 1.53 3.08 1.31 3.74 4.03 3.87 1.41 3.89
Woodstock 2 NE * * 2.04 2.30 4.63 2.75 1.35 2.70 1.98 3.42 5.46 3.25 3.20 3.68
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN:
Buchanan 2.86 2.77 2.89 2.83 2.84 3.44 2.66 3.15 2.21 4.13 3.29 3.19 2.57 4.37
Dale Enterprise * * * * 4.76 2.45 1.78 2.52 1.50 3.38 3.22 2.96 5.28 3.57
Lexington * * 2.09 2.02 3.36 3.33 2.48 2.87 1.56 3.65 6.06 3.18 1.84 3.66
Roanoke WSO APR 2.18 2.62 2.21 3.04 3.12 3.48 2.51 3.25 1.04 3.98 5.43 3.19 3.38 3.91
Staunton Sewage Plant * * 1.63 2.28 4.11 2.88 * * 1.58 3.60 * * 5.99 3.49
SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAIN:
Blacksburg WSO 3 SE 3.15 2.76 2.47 2.89 4.01 3.56 2.32 3.62 2.26 4.04 5.03 3.41 2.61 4.01
Burkes Garden 2.93 3.23 2.80 3.32 6.14 3.77 2.64 3.65 3.50 4.52 2.46 3.98 3.64 4.66
Floyd 2 NE * * * * * * 3.56 3.58 * * 5.62 3.34 1.65 3.85
Galax Radio WBRF * * * * 4.69 3.67 3.01 3.41 2.08 4.40 * * 2.97 4.23
Staffordsville 3 ENE 2.69 2.53 2.35 2.73 4.45 3.12 2.05 3.31 2.54 3.66 2.29 3.21 4.35 3.95
Wytheville 1 S 3.05 2.48 3.35 2.74 4.20 2.99 3.12 3.09 2.11 3.95 * * 3.04 4.20




Climatological
District and Station 		August September October November December Annual
Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm Precip Norm
-Inches-
TIDEWATER:
Emporia 1 WNW 1.34 4.53 3.73 3.41 3.29 3.14 3.22 2.96 3.50 3.29 39.37 42.86
Fredericksburg Nat'l Pk. * * * * * * * * * * * *
Holland 1 E 1.24 5.20 1.99 4.09 2.89 3.61 5.65 3.00 3.70 3.50 * *
Hopewell 0.44 4.41 1.57 3.77 3.78 3.54 6.30 3.27 2.96 3.24 41.02 43.53
Langley Air Force Base 1.86 4.64 0.76 4.62 4.87 3.09 7.59 3.16 3.02 3.54 44.60 46.42
Norfolk WSO AP 1.76 4.81 1.97 3.90 4.31 3.15 4.94 2.85 2.64 3.23 37.48 44.64
Painter 2 W 1.96 3.80 1.19 3.16 3.83 3.08 6.10 3.03 3.02 3.51 36.99 41.92
Suffolk Lake Kilby 2.07 5.15 3.63 4.48 4.20 3.19 7.40 2.90 3.09 3.41 42.75 46.60
Walkerton 2 NW 1.60 3.94 1.06 3.47 2.73 3.25 5.47 3.32 2.54 3.37 35.62 43.30
Warsaw 2 NW 2.32 4.17 1.41 4.16 2.44 3.37 7.66 3.17 2.54 3.07 38.15 42.66
Williamsburg 2N 1.83 4.72 1.64 4.25 3.92 3.21 6.49 3.48 3.26 3.35 44.22 47.08
EASTERN PIEDMONT:
Chase City 4.96 3.76 2.93 3.50 3.83 3.85 4.31 3.40 2.34 3.40 * *
Farmville 2 N 2.25 3.99 2.88 3.18 3.78 3.79 3.82 3.30 2.54 3.24 38.28 42.88
John H. Kerr Dam 2.56 3.94 3.90 3.29 2.41 3.53 2.51 3.22 2.11 3.23 38.47 42.53
Lawrenceville 3 E 1.99 4.44 4.34 3.75 * * 4.64 3.43 3.10 3.29 * *
Louisa 3.63 4.31 3.92 3.31 3.78 3.76 4.93 3.68 1.73 3.28 38.58 42.80
Richmond WSO APR 1.41 4.40 0.82 3.34 3.25 3.53 5.33 3.17 2.36 3.26 34.13 43.16
WESTERN PIEDMONT:
Appomattox 3 W 3.47 4.08 * * * * * * * * * *
Bedford 2.10 3.86 4.96 3.44 2.00 3.95 3.67 3.24 2.42 3.16 38.28 42.88
Charlotte Court House 3W 1.98 3.97 4.55 3.68 3.67 3.90 4.32 3.20 3.00 3.25 41.46 42.96
Charlottesville 2 W 2.33 4.71 7.56 4.10 2.63 4.57 6.61 3.66 3.48 3.32 * *
Chatham 3.71 3.81 4.07 3.77 2.78 3.85 2.89 3.39 2.44 3.38 * *
Danville - Bridge St. * * 4.59 3.39 2.49 3.67 2.57 3.14 3.66 3.28 43.55 43.18
Lynchburg WSO APR 1.64 3.59 3.08 3.24 1.84 3.70 4.29 3.14 2.72 3.23 35.92 40.88
Martinsville Filter Plant 4.32 3.96 3.77 3.89 3.16 3.95 1.81 3.25 2.89 3.41 40.45 45.82
Rocky Mount 0.66 4.21 3.89 4.00 1.44 4.02 * * 2.42 3.09 * *
Tye River 1 SE 2.50 3.62 3.36 3.69 2.39 4.40 4.59 3.44 3.20 3.20 33.84 44.35
NORTHERN:
Big Meadows 3.67 4.34 8.26 4.81 2.33 5.24 * * * * * *
Lincoln 2.51 3.97 5.68 3.46 * * * * * * * *
Luray 5 E 2.31 3.54 6.85 3.44 1.36 3.53 8.09 3.52 1.88 2.82 * *
Mount Weather 2.58 3.70 * * 1.83 3.82 * * 1.92 2.76 * *
Piedmont Research Stn. 1.52 4.28 3.36 3.54 3.03 4.02 5.62 3.63 1.98 3.05 40.21 42.89
Warrenton 3 SE 3.04 3.72 4.83 3.40 3.66 3.49 5.90 3.45 2.45 3.10 41.04 40.87
Wash. Dulles WSO APR 5.32 3.94 3.16 3.36 2.75 3.20 5.48 3.30 1.92 3.22 36.52 40.24
Wash. Nat'l. WSCMO APR 3.51 3.91 1.59 3.31 3.72 3.02 4.60 3.12 1.74 3.12 33.82 38.63
Winchester 7 SE 2.43 3.46 3.78 3.11 1.40 3.19 7.33 3.10 2.15 2.52 32.58 37.88
Woodstock 2 NE 1.77 3.16 3.84 3.25 1.00 3.14 6.06 2.77 * * * *
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN:
Buchanan 2.16 3.98 2.97 3.35 1.63 3.89 4.12 3.28 * * * *
Dale Enterprise 3.21 3.58 2.93 3.25 1.69 3.19 4.18 2.78 * * * *
Lexington * * 3.49 3.16 * * 4.45 3.02 * * * *
Roanoke WSO APR 2.22 4.15 3.43 3.50 1.50 3.85 2.65 3.19 2.37 2.97 32.04 41.13
Staunton Sewage Plant 3.89 3.67 2.90 3.46 * * * * * * * *
SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAIN:
Blacksburg 3 SE 1.97 3.77 3.18 3.51 1.47 3.63 2.46 2.89 2.64 2.82 33.57 40.91
Burkes Garden 1.65 3.94 1.80 3.32 1.15 3.39 1.90 3.32 2.59 3.31 33.20 44.41
Floyd 2 NE * * 2.97 3.83 * * 2.25 3.48 * * * *
Galax Radio WBRF 1.09 3.12 * * * * * * 2.99 3.03 * *
Staffordsville 3 ENE 1.45 3.50 2.88 3.17 1.39 3.12 2.24 2.67 2.36 2.57 31.04 37.54
Wytheville 1 S 1.47 3.44 2.36 3.09 1.05 3.40 1.95 2.72 2.32 2.61 * *
* Data are incomplete. SOURCE: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climatological Data 1997 monthly publication.
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