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 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1961 1-Month |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.71" (-18.03mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1981 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Dec 1960–Jan 1961 2-Month |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
-1.19" (-30.22mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2003 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Nov 1960–Jan 1961 3-Month |
1.84" (46.74mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2003 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1960–Jan 1961 4-Month |
4.02" (102.11mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
-2.11" (-53.59mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1911 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1960–Jan 1961 5-Month |
7.55" (191.77mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-2.28" (-57.91mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1960–Jan 1961 6-Month |
12.92" (328.17mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
-0.77" (-19.56mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1960–Jan 1961 7-Month |
15.73" (399.54mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-1.84" (-46.74mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1960–Jan 1961 8-Month |
20.02" (508.51mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1960–Jan 1961 9-Month |
25.91" (658.11mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
-0.31" (-7.88mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1960–Jan 1961 10-Month |
29.18" (741.17mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1911 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1960–Jan 1961 11-Month |
30.72" (780.29mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1911 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1960–Jan 1961 12-Month |
31.89" (810.01mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1911 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1959–Jan 1961 18-Month |
49.91" (1,267.71mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1957 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1959–Jan 1961 24-Month |
71.31" (1,811.27mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
7.03" (178.56mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1990 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1958–Jan 1961 36-Month |
96.71" (2,456.43mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
0.42" (10.66mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1958 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1957–Jan 1961 48-Month |
128.37" (3,260.60mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1959 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1956–Jan 1961 60-Month |
152.76" (3,880.10mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
-7.54" (-191.52mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1957 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/