Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, September 1952
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1952 1-Month |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-2.82" (-71.63mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1939 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1965 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1952 2-Month |
5.54" (140.72mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-1.97" (-50.03mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1976 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Jul–Sep 1952 3-Month |
9.32" (236.73mm) | 11.36" (288.54mm) |
-2.04" (-51.81mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2013 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1952 4-Month |
14.71" (373.63mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 2012 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
May–Sep 1952 5-Month |
18.53" (470.66mm) | 20.04" (509.02mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1976 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1952 6-Month |
20.40" (518.16mm) | 22.99" (583.95mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1988 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1952 7-Month |
23.62" (599.95mm) | 24.94" (633.48mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1988 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1952 8-Month |
24.27" (616.46mm) | 25.96" (659.38mm) |
-1.69" (-42.92mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1988 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1952 9-Month |
25.58" (649.73mm) | 26.93" (684.02mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1988 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Dec 1951–Sep 1952 10-Month |
26.55" (674.37mm) | 28.04" (712.22mm) |
-1.49" (-37.85mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1988 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Nov 1951–Sep 1952 11-Month |
27.84" (707.14mm) | 29.78" (756.41mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1934 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1951–Sep 1952 12-Month |
31.11" (790.19mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-0.98" (-24.90mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1934 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Apr 1951–Sep 1952 18-Month |
60.34" (1,532.64mm) | 55.13" (1,400.30mm) |
5.21" (132.34mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1934 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Oct 1950–Sep 1952 24-Month |
70.13" (1,781.30mm) | 64.26" (1,632.20mm) |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1956 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1949–Sep 1952 36-Month |
100.08" (2,542.03mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1948–Sep 1952 48-Month |
131.05" (3,328.67mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1958 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1947–Sep 1952 60-Month |
160.32" (4,072.13mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1957 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/