Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 1957
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1957 1-Month |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
0.46" (11.68mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1952 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1957 2-Month |
5.45" (138.43mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1952 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1957 3-Month |
9.20" (233.68mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1953 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1957 4-Month |
12.83" (325.88mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1953, 1976 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1957 5-Month |
17.60" (447.04mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1976 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1957 6-Month |
22.54" (572.52mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1976 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1957 7-Month |
25.06" (636.52mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1957 8-Month |
26.94" (684.28mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-0.29" (-7.36mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1957 9-Month |
27.28" (692.91mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1957 10-Month |
27.84" (707.14mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
-1.39" (-35.30mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1956–Oct 1957 11-Month |
28.36" (720.34mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
-1.97" (-50.04mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–Oct 1957 12-Month |
30.39" (771.91mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1956–Oct 1957 18-Month |
48.22" (1,224.79mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
-6.25" (-158.75mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Oct 1957 24-Month |
52.85" (1,342.39mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-11.38" (-289.05mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–Oct 1957 36-Month |
76.05" (1,931.67mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
-20.29" (-515.37mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1953–Oct 1957 48-Month |
111.94" (2,843.28mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
-16.42" (-417.06mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1958 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1952–Oct 1957 60-Month |
138.97" (3,529.84mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
-21.37" (-542.80mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/