Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Iowa, Climate Division 4. West Central
Precipitation Rankings, December 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 2018 1-Month |
2.21" (56.13mm) | 0.89" (22.61mm) |
1.32" (33.52mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 2002 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
0.91" (23.12mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 2002 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2018 3-Month |
6.58" (167.13mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
2.18" (55.37mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1955 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1909 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2018 4-Month |
11.94" (303.28mm) | 7.80" (198.12mm) |
4.14" (105.16mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2018 5-Month |
19.40" (492.76mm) | 11.51" (292.35mm) |
7.89" (200.41mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2018 6-Month |
22.45" (570.23mm) | 15.18" (385.57mm) |
7.27" (184.66mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2018 7-Month |
30.66" (778.76mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
10.85" (275.59mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2018 8-Month |
34.75" (882.65mm) | 23.78" (604.01mm) |
10.97" (278.64mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2018 9-Month |
36.00" (914.40mm) | 26.51" (673.35mm) |
9.49" (241.05mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2018 10-Month |
38.45" (976.63mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
10.20" (259.08mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1936 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2018 11-Month |
39.53" (1,004.06mm) | 29.18" (741.17mm) |
10.35" (262.89mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1936 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2018 12-Month |
40.48" (1,028.19mm) | 29.99" (761.75mm) |
10.49" (266.44mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Dec 2018 18-Month |
58.53" (1,486.66mm) | 45.28" (1,150.11mm) |
13.25" (336.55mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month |
74.54" (1,893.32mm) | 60.11" (1,526.79mm) |
14.43" (366.53mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1956 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month |
109.88" (2,790.95mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
19.70" (500.38mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1935 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2018 48-Month |
154.82" (3,932.43mm) | 120.13" (3,051.30mm) |
34.69" (881.13mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1936 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month |
195.10" (4,955.54mm) | 150.08" (3,812.03mm) |
45.02" (1,143.51mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1937 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 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/