Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, August 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1986 1-Month |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1984 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1986 2-Month |
8.97" (227.84mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1947 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1986 3-Month |
13.62" (345.95mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1927 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1986 4-Month |
19.24" (488.70mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
2.86" (72.65mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1986 5-Month |
23.81" (604.77mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
4.49" (114.04mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1986 6-Month |
25.92" (658.37mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
4.64" (117.86mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1986 7-Month |
27.16" (689.86mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
4.87" (123.69mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1986 8-Month |
27.38" (695.45mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
4.11" (104.39mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–Aug 1986 9-Month |
28.65" (727.71mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Aug 1986 10-Month |
30.89" (784.61mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
4.78" (121.42mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Aug 1986 11-Month |
34.05" (864.87mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
5.63" (143.00mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1986 12-Month |
39.36" (999.74mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
7.24" (183.89mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar 1985–Aug 1986 18-Month |
56.77" (1,441.96mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
3.34" (84.84mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1911 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1986 24-Month |
69.99" (1,777.75mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
5.71" (145.04mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1986 36-Month |
108.71" (2,761.23mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
12.32" (312.92mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1986 48-Month |
145.04" (3,684.02mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
16.67" (423.42mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1981–Aug 1986 60-Month |
181.69" (4,614.93mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
21.32" (541.53mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/