Climate at a Glance
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Iowa, Climate Division 9. Southeast
Precipitation Rankings, May 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1979 1-Month |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 4.04" (102.62mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1992 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1996 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 7.38" (187.45mm) |
-0.98" (-24.89mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 9.74" (247.40mm) |
0.62" (15.74mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
11.05" (280.67mm) | 10.97" (278.64mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
13.50" (342.90mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
15.02" (381.51mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
18.03" (457.96mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
2.13" (54.10mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
20.01" (508.25mm) | 18.53" (470.66mm) |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
25.25" (641.35mm) | 22.45" (570.23mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
29.13" (739.90mm) | 26.20" (665.48mm) |
2.93" (74.42mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
34.98" (888.49mm) | 30.18" (766.57mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
39.77" (1,010.16mm) | 34.73" (882.14mm) |
5.04" (128.02mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1903 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
53.89" (1,368.81mm) | 48.55" (1,233.17mm) |
5.34" (135.64mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1902 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
79.85" (2,028.19mm) | 69.46" (1,764.28mm) |
10.39" (263.91mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
105.14" (2,670.56mm) | 104.12" (2,644.65mm) |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1958 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
138.11" (3,507.99mm) | 138.68" (3,522.47mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
171.82" (4,364.23mm) | 173.32" (4,402.33mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1958 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/