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 February 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, May 1980
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1980 1-Month |
2.83" (71.88mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1980 2-Month |
4.27" (108.46mm) | 6.99" (177.55mm) |
-2.72" (-69.09mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1980 3-Month |
5.29" (134.37mm) | 8.95" (227.33mm) |
-3.66" (-92.96mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1980 4-Month |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-3.93" (-99.82mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1980 5-Month |
7.33" (186.18mm) | 10.94" (277.88mm) |
-3.61" (-91.70mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1980 6-Month |
7.87" (199.90mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
-4.17" (-105.92mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–May 1980 7-Month |
9.72" (246.89mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
-4.06" (-103.12mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2013 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–May 1980 8-Month |
13.40" (340.36mm) | 16.10" (408.94mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–May 1980 9-Month |
14.86" (377.44mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
-4.93" (-125.23mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–May 1980 10-Month |
20.96" (532.38mm) | 23.65" (600.71mm) |
-2.69" (-68.33mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1979–May 1980 11-Month |
25.69" (652.53mm) | 27.54" (699.52mm) |
-1.85" (-46.99mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1980 12-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
-2.34" (-59.44mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1980 18-Month |
42.70" (1,084.58mm) | 44.20" (1,122.68mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1980 24-Month |
65.34" (1,659.64mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1980 36-Month |
102.20" (2,595.88mm) | 96.33" (2,446.78mm) |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1958 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1980 48-Month |
123.10" (3,126.74mm) | 128.31" (3,259.07mm) |
-5.21" (-132.33mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1980 60-Month |
154.15" (3,915.41mm) | 160.32" (4,072.13mm) |
-6.17" (-156.72mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1958 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/