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 March 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1962 1-Month |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.34" (-8.63mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1981 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Dec 1961–Jan 1962 2-Month |
2.13" (54.10mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 2003 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–Jan 1962 3-Month |
5.09" (129.29mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 2003 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Oct 1961–Jan 1962 4-Month |
8.10" (205.74mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1911 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–Jan 1962 5-Month |
15.36" (390.14mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
5.53" (140.46mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1977 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1961–Jan 1962 6-Month |
18.40" (467.36mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
4.71" (119.63mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1977 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1961–Jan 1962 7-Month |
23.94" (608.08mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
6.37" (161.80mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1977 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1961–Jan 1962 8-Month |
27.32" (693.93mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
5.14" (130.56mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1961–Jan 1962 9-Month |
29.72" (754.89mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1977 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1961–Jan 1962 10-Month |
31.71" (805.43mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
2.54" (64.51mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1911 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1961–Jan 1962 11-Month |
35.93" (912.62mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
4.79" (121.66mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1911 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1961–Jan 1962 12-Month |
37.63" (955.80mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
5.48" (139.19mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1911 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1960–Jan 1962 18-Month |
50.55" (1,283.97mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1957 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1960–Jan 1962 24-Month |
69.52" (1,765.81mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
5.24" (133.10mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1990 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1959–Jan 1962 36-Month |
108.94" (2,767.08mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
12.65" (321.31mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1958 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1958–Jan 1962 48-Month |
134.34" (3,412.24mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1959 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1957–Jan 1962 60-Month |
166.00" (4,216.40mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1957 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2020, retrieved on April 10, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/