Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, May 1913
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1913 1-Month |
6.33" (160.78mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1913 2-Month |
9.50" (241.30mm) | 6.99" (177.55mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2013 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1913 3-Month |
12.00" (304.80mm) | 8.95" (227.33mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1913 4-Month |
12.82" (325.63mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
2.86" (72.65mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2013 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1913 5-Month |
13.63" (346.20mm) | 10.94" (277.88mm) |
2.69" (68.32mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2013 | ||||
|
Dec 1912–May 1913 6-Month |
14.34" (364.24mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
2.30" (58.42mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2013 | ||||
|
Nov 1912–May 1913 7-Month |
15.31" (388.87mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Oct 1912–May 1913 8-Month |
18.37" (466.60mm) | 16.10" (408.94mm) |
2.27" (57.66mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1912–May 1913 9-Month |
22.36" (567.94mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
2.57" (65.27mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1912–May 1913 10-Month |
26.21" (665.73mm) | 23.65" (600.71mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1912–May 1913 11-Month |
29.97" (761.24mm) | 27.54" (699.52mm) |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1912–May 1913 12-Month |
32.64" (829.06mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Dec 1911–May 1913 18-Month |
44.56" (1,131.82mm) | 44.20" (1,122.68mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1934 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1911–May 1913 24-Month |
62.20" (1,579.88mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
-2.09" (-53.09mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1957 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1910–May 1913 36-Month |
86.90" (2,207.26mm) | 96.33" (2,446.78mm) |
-9.43" (-239.52mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1958 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1909–May 1913 48-Month |
119.96" (3,046.98mm) | 128.31" (3,259.07mm) |
-8.35" (-212.09mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1957 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1908–May 1913 60-Month |
154.17" (3,915.92mm) | 160.32" (4,072.13mm) |
-6.15" (-156.21mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1958 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/