Church Hill: 3.36″
One impressive statistic from the 2010 weather data that was recorded at my house was the highest amount of liquid rainfall accumulating in a 24-hour period. Signaling the end of summer and an extreme drought, my station recorded 3.36″ of rain in a single day. The radar loop from the day is impressive as well. The rain was spawned from the remnants of Nicole and a coastal low.
More information on the remnants of Nicole (Wikipedia)
Update: 1/17/2011
**While cold air has filtered into place over Central Virginia, it appears that this will primarily be a rain event for tonight into Wednesday morning. There may be a little sleet at the onset of the precipitation, but no accumulation is expected. All eyes are now on the next potential winter storm which may arrive in Virginia by 1/21. **
The possibility of winter weather looks unlikely over the next week to ten days. The next substantial storm on the horizon is slated to cross the area on Monday and Tuesday of next week (January 18-19). Most models currently show a rain solution for this storm as it tracks well west of Central Virginia. One model, the GGEM, shows the possibility for some initial snow/ice at the onset, followed by rain for the duration of the event.
GGEM, 1/13/2011
GFS, 1/13/2011
Video from Event: