Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Iowa, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, February 1939
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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February 1939 1-Month |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
1.09" (27.68mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1970 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Jan–Feb 1939 2-Month |
2.96" (75.18mm) | 1.99" (50.55mm) |
0.97" (24.63mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1970 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1915 | ||||
Dec 1938–Feb 1939 3-Month |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 3.06" (77.72mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1938–Feb 1939 4-Month |
6.59" (167.39mm) | 4.81" (122.17mm) |
1.78" (45.22mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1932 | ||||
Oct 1938–Feb 1939 5-Month |
7.35" (186.69mm) | 7.17" (182.12mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1932 | ||||
Sep 1938–Feb 1939 6-Month |
12.39" (314.71mm) | 10.91" (277.11mm) |
1.48" (37.60mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 1938–Feb 1939 7-Month |
14.79" (375.67mm) | 14.74" (374.40mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1961 | ||||||
Jul 1938–Feb 1939 8-Month |
19.60" (497.84mm) | 18.66" (473.96mm) |
0.94" (23.88mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1994 | ||||
Jun 1938–Feb 1939 9-Month |
23.73" (602.74mm) | 23.37" (593.60mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1994 | ||||
May 1938–Feb 1939 10-Month |
30.20" (767.08mm) | 27.48" (697.99mm) |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1994 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
Apr 1938–Feb 1939 11-Month |
34.50" (876.30mm) | 30.44" (773.18mm) |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1989 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 1938–Feb 1939 12-Month |
37.14" (943.36mm) | 32.44" (823.98mm) |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1989 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1994 | ||||
Sep 1937–Feb 1939 18-Month |
43.73" (1,110.74mm) | 43.36" (1,101.34mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1989 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 1937–Feb 1939 24-Month |
63.33" (1,608.58mm) | 64.85" (1,647.19mm) |
-1.52" (-38.61mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1990 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2011 | ||||
Mar 1936–Feb 1939 36-Month |
90.80" (2,306.32mm) | 97.16" (2,467.86mm) |
-6.36" (-161.54mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1958 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1912 | ||||||
Mar 1935–Feb 1939 48-Month |
127.34" (3,234.44mm) | 129.44" (3,287.78mm) |
-2.10" (-53.34mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1959 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1923 | 2011 | ||||
Mar 1934–Feb 1939 60-Month |
154.58" (3,926.33mm) | 161.78" (4,109.21mm) |
-7.20" (-182.88mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1957 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2011 |
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/