Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, May 1903
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1903 1-Month |
8.55" (217.17mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1903 2-Month |
11.53" (292.86mm) | 6.99" (177.55mm) |
4.54" (115.31mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1903 3-Month |
12.91" (327.91mm) | 8.95" (227.33mm) |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1903 4-Month |
14.03" (356.36mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
4.07" (103.38mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1903 5-Month |
14.28" (362.71mm) | 10.94" (277.88mm) |
3.34" (84.83mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
|
Dec 1902–May 1903 6-Month |
16.44" (417.58mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
4.40" (111.76mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
|
Nov 1902–May 1903 7-Month |
18.51" (470.15mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
4.73" (120.14mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2013 | ||||
|
Oct 1902–May 1903 8-Month |
20.84" (529.34mm) | 16.10" (408.94mm) |
4.74" (120.40mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1902–May 1903 9-Month |
25.30" (642.62mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1902–May 1903 10-Month |
32.02" (813.31mm) | 23.65" (600.71mm) |
8.37" (212.60mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1902–May 1903 11-Month |
40.65" (1,032.51mm) | 27.54" (699.52mm) |
13.11" (332.99mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1902–May 1903 12-Month |
47.78" (1,213.61mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
15.64" (397.25mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1901–May 1903 18-Month |
59.02" (1,499.11mm) | 44.20" (1,122.68mm) |
14.82" (376.43mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1934 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1901–May 1903 24-Month |
74.10" (1,882.14mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
9.81" (249.17mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1957 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1900–May 1903 36-Month |
108.33" (2,751.58mm) | 96.33" (2,446.78mm) |
12.00" (304.80mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1958 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1899–May 1903 48-Month |
135.39" (3,438.91mm) | 128.31" (3,259.07mm) |
7.08" (179.84mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1957 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1898–May 1903 60-Month |
165.06" (4,192.52mm) | 160.32" (4,072.13mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1958 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 18, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/