Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1897 1-Month |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1981 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1949 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–Jan 1897 2-Month |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2003 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1896–Jan 1897 3-Month |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2003 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1896–Jan 1897 4-Month |
7.71" (195.83mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1911 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
Sep 1896–Jan 1897 5-Month |
11.68" (296.67mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1896–Jan 1897 6-Month |
15.09" (383.29mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Jul 1896–Jan 1897 7-Month |
21.68" (550.67mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
4.11" (104.39mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–Jan 1897 8-Month |
24.95" (633.73mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
2.77" (70.36mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1896–Jan 1897 9-Month |
31.42" (798.07mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1896–Jan 1897 10-Month |
36.46" (926.08mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
7.29" (185.16mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1911 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1896–Jan 1897 11-Month |
37.55" (953.77mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1911 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1896–Jan 1897 12-Month |
38.15" (969.01mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1911 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1895–Jan 1897 18-Month |
49.58" (1,259.33mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 91st Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1895–Jan 1897 24-Month |
64.10" (1,628.14mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest to Date | 1990 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/