Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, September 1986
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1986 1-Month |
6.79" (172.47mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1939 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1965 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1986 2-Month |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1976 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2018 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1986 3-Month |
15.76" (400.30mm) | 11.36" (288.54mm) |
4.40" (111.76mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2013 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1993 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1986 4-Month |
20.41" (518.41mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
4.41" (112.01mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2012 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1993 | ||||
May–Sep 1986 5-Month |
26.03" (661.16mm) | 20.04" (509.02mm) |
5.99" (152.14mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1976 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1993 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1986 6-Month |
30.60" (777.24mm) | 22.99" (583.95mm) |
7.61" (193.29mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1993 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1986 7-Month |
32.71" (830.83mm) | 24.94" (633.48mm) |
7.77" (197.35mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1986 8-Month |
33.95" (862.33mm) | 25.96" (659.38mm) |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1986 9-Month |
34.17" (867.92mm) | 26.93" (684.02mm) |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Dec 1985–Sep 1986 10-Month |
35.44" (900.18mm) | 28.04" (712.22mm) |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Nov 1985–Sep 1986 11-Month |
37.68" (957.07mm) | 29.78" (756.41mm) |
7.90" (200.66mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1985–Sep 1986 12-Month |
40.84" (1,037.34mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
8.75" (222.25mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Apr 1985–Sep 1986 18-Month |
60.94" (1,547.88mm) | 55.13" (1,400.30mm) |
5.81" (147.58mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1984–Sep 1986 24-Month |
74.71" (1,897.63mm) | 64.26" (1,632.20mm) |
10.45" (265.43mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1983–Sep 1986 36-Month |
111.40" (2,829.56mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
15.04" (382.02mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1982–Sep 1986 48-Month |
148.42" (3,769.87mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
20.06" (509.53mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1958 |
11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1981–Sep 1986 60-Month |
185.89" (4,721.61mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
25.55" (648.97mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/