Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1974 1-Month |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1981 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1949 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Jan 1974 2-Month |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
1.16" (29.47mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2003 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month |
5.49" (139.45mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2003 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Jan 1974 4-Month |
8.06" (204.72mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
1.93" (49.02mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Jan 1974 5-Month |
14.98" (380.49mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1977 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–Jan 1974 6-Month |
17.72" (450.09mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–Jan 1974 7-Month |
22.94" (582.68mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
5.37" (136.40mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–Jan 1974 8-Month |
26.43" (671.32mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month |
32.47" (824.74mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
6.25" (158.75mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Jan 1974 10-Month |
37.10" (942.34mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
7.93" (201.42mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1911 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1973–Jan 1974 11-Month |
41.07" (1,043.18mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
9.93" (252.22mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1911 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month |
42.40" (1,076.96mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
10.25" (260.35mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1911 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month |
61.17" (1,553.72mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
15.31" (388.88mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month |
80.71" (2,050.03mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
16.43" (417.32mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1990 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month |
109.60" (2,783.84mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
13.31" (338.07mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1958 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month |
143.94" (3,656.08mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
15.67" (398.02mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1959 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month |
177.22" (4,501.39mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
16.92" (429.77mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/