Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, August 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1956 1-Month |
4.49" (114.05mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1984 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month |
9.01" (228.85mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
1.31" (33.27mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1947 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month |
11.61" (294.89mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1927 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1956 4-Month |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
-1.49" (-37.84mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1936 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month |
16.87" (428.50mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
-2.45" (-62.23mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1936 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month |
17.80" (452.12mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
-3.48" (-88.39mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1936 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month |
18.34" (465.84mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
-3.95" (-100.33mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1988 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month |
18.79" (477.27mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
-4.48" (-113.79mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1988 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month |
19.28" (489.71mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-5.09" (-129.29mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1988 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month |
19.52" (495.81mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
-6.59" (-167.38mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1934 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month |
21.00" (533.40mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
-7.42" (-188.47mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month |
24.05" (610.87mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
-8.07" (-204.98mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month |
39.56" (1,004.82mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
-13.87" (-352.30mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1911 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month |
49.07" (1,246.38mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-15.21" (-386.33mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month |
80.01" (2,032.25mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
-16.38" (-416.06mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month |
106.51" (2,705.35mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
-21.86" (-555.25mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month |
139.24" (3,536.70mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-21.13" (-536.70mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/