Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Iowa, Climate Division 4. West Central
Precipitation Rankings, December 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 2016 1-Month |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 0.89" (22.61mm) |
0.44" (11.17mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2016 2-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2002 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1955 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1909 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month |
10.40" (264.16mm) | 7.80" (198.12mm) |
2.60" (66.04mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month |
15.43" (391.92mm) | 11.51" (292.35mm) |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month |
20.33" (516.38mm) | 15.18" (385.57mm) |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month |
22.18" (563.37mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2016 8-Month |
27.37" (695.20mm) | 23.78" (604.01mm) |
3.59" (91.19mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2016 9-Month |
32.07" (814.58mm) | 26.51" (673.35mm) |
5.56" (141.23mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month |
33.77" (857.76mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1936 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2016 11-Month |
34.74" (882.40mm) | 29.18" (741.17mm) |
5.56" (141.23mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1936 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month |
35.34" (897.64mm) | 29.99" (761.75mm) |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month |
63.32" (1,608.33mm) | 45.28" (1,150.11mm) |
18.04" (458.22mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month |
80.28" (2,039.11mm) | 60.11" (1,526.79mm) |
20.17" (512.32mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1956 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2016 36-Month |
120.56" (3,062.22mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
30.38" (771.65mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1935 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2016 48-Month |
149.18" (3,789.17mm) | 120.13" (3,051.30mm) |
29.05" (737.87mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 2012–Dec 2016 60-Month |
173.03" (4,394.96mm) | 150.08" (3,812.03mm) |
22.95" (582.93mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1937 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/