Climate at a Glance
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Iowa, Climate Division 4. West Central
Precipitation Rankings, March 1948
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1948 1-Month |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 1.74" (44.20mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1910 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month |
4.19" (106.43mm) | 2.67" (67.82mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1910 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1951 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 3.48" (88.39mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1973 | ||||
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 4.35" (110.49mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month |
7.58" (192.53mm) | 5.78" (146.81mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month |
11.07" (281.18mm) | 7.87" (199.90mm) |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month |
12.58" (319.53mm) | 11.31" (287.27mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1973 | ||||
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month |
13.59" (345.19mm) | 15.06" (382.52mm) |
-1.47" (-37.33mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1956 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month |
14.90" (378.46mm) | 18.77" (476.76mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1977 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month |
24.26" (616.20mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
0.87" (22.09mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2016 | ||||
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month |
28.33" (719.58mm) | 27.36" (694.94mm) |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1956 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month |
32.51" (825.75mm) | 30.11" (764.79mm) |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month |
40.46" (1,027.68mm) | 38.01" (965.45mm) |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1973 | ||||
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month |
62.33" (1,583.18mm) | 60.20" (1,529.08mm) |
2.13" (54.10mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1935 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month |
97.34" (2,472.44mm) | 90.17" (2,290.32mm) |
7.17" (182.12mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1936 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month |
133.10" (3,380.74mm) | 120.10" (3,050.54mm) |
13.00" (330.20mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1937 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month |
161.88" (4,111.75mm) | 150.07" (3,811.78mm) |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1938 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/