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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, August 1990
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1990 1-Month |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1984 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1990 2-Month |
10.69" (271.53mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1947 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1990 3-Month |
18.65" (473.71mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
6.32" (160.53mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1927 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 1993 | ||||
May–Aug 1990 4-Month |
24.38" (619.25mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 1993 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1990 5-Month |
26.64" (676.66mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
7.32" (185.93mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1990 6-Month |
30.94" (785.88mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
9.66" (245.37mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1990 7-Month |
31.61" (802.89mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
9.32" (236.72mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1990 8-Month |
32.49" (825.25mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
9.22" (234.19mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Dec 1989–Aug 1990 9-Month |
32.85" (834.39mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
8.48" (215.39mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
Nov 1989–Aug 1990 10-Month |
33.12" (841.25mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
7.01" (178.06mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1934 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1989–Aug 1990 11-Month |
35.04" (890.02mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
6.62" (168.15mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1934 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Sep 1989–Aug 1990 12-Month |
39.88" (1,012.95mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
7.76" (197.10mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1934 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Mar 1989–Aug 1990 18-Month |
55.72" (1,415.29mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1911 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
Sep 1988–Aug 1990 24-Month |
64.85" (1,647.19mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1934 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
Sep 1987–Aug 1990 36-Month |
86.46" (2,196.08mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
-9.93" (-252.23mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1957 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2010 | ||||
Sep 1986–Aug 1990 48-Month |
124.03" (3,150.36mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
-4.34" (-110.24mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2010 | ||||
Sep 1985–Aug 1990 60-Month |
163.39" (4,150.11mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1957 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/