Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1986 1-Month |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1952 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1986 2-Month |
10.56" (268.22mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1952 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1986 3-Month |
14.48" (367.79mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1953 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1986 4-Month |
19.53" (496.06mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1953, 1976 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1986 5-Month |
24.18" (614.17mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
5.89" (149.60mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1986 6-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
7.47" (189.74mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1986 7-Month |
34.37" (873.00mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
9.09" (230.89mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1986 8-Month |
36.48" (926.59mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1986 9-Month |
37.72" (958.09mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
9.47" (240.54mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1986 10-Month |
37.94" (963.68mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
8.71" (221.24mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–Oct 1986 11-Month |
39.21" (995.93mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
8.88" (225.55mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1988 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Oct 1986 12-Month |
41.45" (1,052.83mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
9.38" (238.25mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1985–Oct 1986 18-Month |
62.37" (1,584.20mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
7.90" (200.66mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1986 24-Month |
73.23" (1,860.04mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
9.00" (228.60mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1986 36-Month |
111.80" (2,839.72mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
15.46" (392.68mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–Oct 1986 48-Month |
148.86" (3,781.04mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
20.50" (520.70mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1958 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1981–Oct 1986 60-Month |
187.12" (4,752.85mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
26.78" (680.21mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2021, retrieved on June 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/