Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, May 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1986 1-Month |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1986 2-Month |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 6.99" (177.55mm) |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2013 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1986 3-Month |
12.30" (312.42mm) | 8.95" (227.33mm) |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1986 4-Month |
13.54" (343.92mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
3.58" (90.94mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2013 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1986 5-Month |
13.76" (349.50mm) | 10.94" (277.88mm) |
2.82" (71.62mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2013 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–May 1986 6-Month |
15.03" (381.76mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
2.99" (75.94mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2013 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–May 1986 7-Month |
17.27" (438.66mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
3.49" (88.65mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2013 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–May 1986 8-Month |
20.43" (518.92mm) | 16.10" (408.94mm) |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–May 1986 9-Month |
25.74" (653.80mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
5.95" (151.13mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–May 1986 10-Month |
29.62" (752.35mm) | 23.65" (600.71mm) |
5.97" (151.64mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1985–May 1986 11-Month |
32.43" (823.72mm) | 27.54" (699.52mm) |
4.89" (124.20mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–May 1986 12-Month |
35.39" (898.91mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1986 18-Month |
47.01" (1,194.05mm) | 44.20" (1,122.68mm) |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1934 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1986 24-Month |
68.03" (1,727.96mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
3.74" (94.99mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1957 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1986 36-Month |
105.57" (2,681.48mm) | 96.33" (2,446.78mm) |
9.24" (234.70mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1958 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1986 48-Month |
145.43" (3,693.92mm) | 128.31" (3,259.07mm) |
17.12" (434.85mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1957 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1986 60-Month |
183.57" (4,662.68mm) | 160.32" (4,072.13mm) |
23.25" (590.55mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1958 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 20, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/