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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, August 1957
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1957 1-Month |
3.75" (95.25mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1984 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1957 2-Month |
7.38" (187.45mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1947 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1957 3-Month |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1927 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1957 4-Month |
17.09" (434.09mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
0.71" (18.04mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1957 5-Month |
19.61" (498.09mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
0.29" (7.36mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1957 6-Month |
21.49" (545.85mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1957 7-Month |
21.83" (554.48mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1957 8-Month |
22.39" (568.71mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1956–Aug 1957 9-Month |
22.91" (581.91mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-1.46" (-37.09mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Nov 1956–Aug 1957 10-Month |
24.94" (633.48mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
-1.17" (-29.71mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1956–Aug 1957 11-Month |
26.34" (669.04mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
-2.08" (-52.83mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–Aug 1957 12-Month |
27.88" (708.15mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
-4.24" (-107.70mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar 1956–Aug 1957 18-Month |
45.68" (1,160.27mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
-7.75" (-196.85mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1957 24-Month |
51.93" (1,319.02mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-12.35" (-313.69mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1957 36-Month |
76.95" (1,954.53mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
-19.44" (-493.78mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1957 48-Month |
107.89" (2,740.41mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
-20.48" (-520.19mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1957 60-Month |
134.39" (3,413.51mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-25.98" (-659.89mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/