Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Iowa, Climate Division 4. West Central
Precipitation Rankings, December 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2002 1-Month |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 0.89" (22.61mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
-2.10" (-53.34mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month |
3.99" (101.35mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
-0.41" (-10.41mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1955 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1909 | ||||
| Ties: 1925 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 7.80" (198.12mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1976 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month |
12.77" (324.36mm) | 11.51" (292.35mm) |
1.26" (32.01mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1976 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month |
15.95" (405.13mm) | 15.18" (385.57mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1976 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month |
18.67" (474.22mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
-1.14" (-28.95mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1976 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2002 8-Month |
22.79" (578.87mm) | 23.78" (604.01mm) |
-0.99" (-25.14mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1976 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month |
26.27" (667.26mm) | 26.51" (673.35mm) |
-0.24" (-6.09mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1976 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month |
27.35" (694.69mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1936 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month |
28.03" (711.96mm) | 29.18" (741.17mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1936 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month |
28.28" (718.31mm) | 29.99" (761.75mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1976 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month |
42.19" (1,071.63mm) | 45.28" (1,150.11mm) |
-3.09" (-78.48mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1976 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month |
61.12" (1,552.45mm) | 60.11" (1,526.79mm) |
1.01" (25.66mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1956 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month |
84.07" (2,135.38mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
-6.11" (-155.19mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1935 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month |
115.62" (2,936.75mm) | 120.13" (3,051.30mm) |
-4.51" (-114.55mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1936 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month |
154.35" (3,920.49mm) | 150.08" (3,812.03mm) |
4.27" (108.46mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1937 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 22, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/