Climate at a Glance
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Iowa, Climate Division 9. Southeast
Precipitation Rankings, May 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1978 1-Month |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 4.04" (102.62mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1992 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1996 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
10.12" (257.05mm) | 7.38" (187.45mm) |
2.74" (69.60mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2013 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 9.74" (247.40mm) |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
12.24" (310.90mm) | 10.97" (278.64mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
12.87" (326.90mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
14.12" (358.65mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
0.34" (8.64mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
16.30" (414.02mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
20.94" (531.88mm) | 18.53" (470.66mm) |
2.41" (61.22mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
26.04" (661.42mm) | 22.45" (570.23mm) |
3.59" (91.19mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
34.70" (881.38mm) | 26.20" (665.48mm) |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
37.73" (958.34mm) | 30.18" (766.57mm) |
7.55" (191.77mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
40.08" (1,018.03mm) | 34.73" (882.14mm) |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1903 | ||||
|
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
50.70" (1,287.78mm) | 48.55" (1,233.17mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1902 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
65.37" (1,660.40mm) | 69.46" (1,764.28mm) |
-4.09" (-103.88mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1957 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
98.34" (2,497.84mm) | 104.12" (2,644.65mm) |
-5.78" (-146.81mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1958 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
132.05" (3,354.07mm) | 138.68" (3,522.47mm) |
-6.63" (-168.40mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1957 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
177.22" (4,501.39mm) | 173.32" (4,402.33mm) |
3.90" (99.06mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1958 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/