Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1975
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1975 1-Month |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1981 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Dec 1974–Jan 1975 2-Month |
2.65" (67.31mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2003 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Nov 1974–Jan 1975 3-Month |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
0.24" (6.09mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2003 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1974–Jan 1975 4-Month |
6.96" (176.78mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Jan 1975 5-Month |
8.55" (217.17mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1974–Jan 1975 6-Month |
13.32" (338.33mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1974–Jan 1975 7-Month |
15.61" (396.49mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-1.96" (-49.79mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–Jan 1975 8-Month |
20.31" (515.87mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1977 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1974–Jan 1975 9-Month |
26.58" (675.13mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Jan 1975 10-Month |
29.92" (759.97mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1911 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1974–Jan 1975 11-Month |
31.63" (803.40mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
0.49" (12.44mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1911 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1975 12-Month |
32.30" (820.42mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1911 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–Jan 1975 18-Month |
50.02" (1,270.51mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
4.16" (105.67mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1975 24-Month |
74.70" (1,897.38mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1990 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1972–Jan 1975 36-Month |
113.01" (2,870.45mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
16.72" (424.68mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1958 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1975 48-Month |
141.90" (3,604.26mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
13.63" (346.20mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1959 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1975 60-Month |
176.24" (4,476.50mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
15.94" (404.88mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 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/