Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Iowa, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, February 2016
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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February 2016 1-Month |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1970 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1915 | ||||
Jan–Feb 2016 2-Month |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 1.99" (50.55mm) |
-0.59" (-14.99mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1970 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Dec 2015–Feb 2016 3-Month |
6.78" (172.21mm) | 3.06" (77.72mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Nov 2015–Feb 2016 4-Month |
9.94" (252.48mm) | 4.81" (122.17mm) |
5.13" (130.31mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1932 | ||||
Oct 2015–Feb 2016 5-Month |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 7.17" (182.12mm) |
4.58" (116.33mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1932 | ||||
Sep 2015–Feb 2016 6-Month |
15.82" (401.83mm) | 10.91" (277.11mm) |
4.91" (124.72mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 2015–Feb 2016 7-Month |
22.38" (568.45mm) | 14.74" (374.40mm) |
7.64" (194.05mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2015–Feb 2016 8-Month |
28.48" (723.39mm) | 18.66" (473.96mm) |
9.82" (249.43mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Jun 2015–Feb 2016 9-Month |
35.91" (912.11mm) | 23.37" (593.60mm) |
12.54" (318.51mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1994 | ||||
May 2015–Feb 2016 10-Month |
40.55" (1,029.97mm) | 27.48" (697.99mm) |
13.07" (331.98mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1994 | ||||
Apr 2015–Feb 2016 11-Month |
44.15" (1,121.41mm) | 30.44" (773.18mm) |
13.71" (348.23mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1989 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 2015–Feb 2016 12-Month |
44.54" (1,131.32mm) | 32.44" (823.98mm) |
12.10" (307.34mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1989 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1994 | ||||
Sep 2014–Feb 2016 18-Month |
56.26" (1,429.00mm) | 43.36" (1,101.34mm) |
12.90" (327.66mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1989 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 2014–Feb 2016 24-Month |
85.39" (2,168.91mm) | 64.85" (1,647.19mm) |
20.54" (521.72mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1990 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Mar 2013–Feb 2016 36-Month |
120.42" (3,058.67mm) | 97.16" (2,467.86mm) |
23.26" (590.81mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1958 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Mar 2012–Feb 2016 48-Month |
144.93" (3,681.22mm) | 129.44" (3,287.78mm) |
15.49" (393.44mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2011 | ||||
Mar 2011–Feb 2016 60-Month |
175.43" (4,455.92mm) | 161.78" (4,109.21mm) |
13.65" (346.71mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/