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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1936
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1936 1-Month |
1.66" (42.16mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1981 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1949 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Dec 1935–Jan 1936 2-Month |
2.60" (66.04mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2003 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1935–Jan 1936 3-Month |
5.29" (134.37mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2003 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1932 | ||||
Oct 1935–Jan 1936 4-Month |
7.96" (202.18mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1911 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Sep 1935–Jan 1936 5-Month |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 1935–Jan 1936 6-Month |
13.78" (350.01mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1935–Jan 1936 7-Month |
17.05" (433.07mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Jun 1935–Jan 1936 8-Month |
24.04" (610.62mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
1.86" (47.25mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1977 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2019 | ||||
May 1935–Jan 1936 9-Month |
28.57" (725.68mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1977 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1994 | ||||
Apr 1935–Jan 1936 10-Month |
30.51" (774.95mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
1.34" (34.03mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1911 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 1935–Jan 1936 11-Month |
31.93" (811.02mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1911 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1994 | ||||
Feb 1935–Jan 1936 12-Month |
33.06" (839.72mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1911 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1994 | ||||
Aug 1934–Jan 1936 18-Month |
49.02" (1,245.11mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
3.16" (80.27mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1957 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2020 | ||||
Feb 1934–Jan 1936 24-Month |
60.08" (1,526.03mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-4.20" (-106.68mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1990 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2020 | ||||
Feb 1933–Jan 1936 36-Month |
84.52" (2,146.81mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
-11.77" (-298.96mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1958 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2011 | ||||
Feb 1932–Jan 1936 48-Month |
115.20" (2,926.08mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
-13.07" (-331.98mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1959 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2011 | ||||
Feb 1931–Jan 1936 60-Month |
151.19" (3,840.23mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
-9.11" (-231.39mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1957 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 |
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/