Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, December 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1997 1-Month |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2002 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month |
2.02" (51.31mm) | 2.87" (72.90mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month |
5.39" (136.91mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1910 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 8.83" (224.28mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1939, 1976 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month |
11.26" (286.00mm) | 12.67" (321.82mm) |
-1.41" (-35.82mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1976 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month |
14.21" (360.93mm) | 16.52" (419.61mm) |
-2.31" (-58.68mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1976 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month |
18.59" (472.19mm) | 21.15" (537.21mm) |
-2.56" (-65.02mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1976 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1997 8-Month |
22.62" (574.55mm) | 25.20" (640.08mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1976 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month |
25.25" (641.35mm) | 28.15" (715.01mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1910 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month |
26.57" (674.88mm) | 30.10" (764.54mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1910 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month |
28.25" (717.55mm) | 31.12" (790.45mm) |
-2.87" (-72.90mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1910 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month |
29.21" (741.93mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-2.88" (-73.16mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1910 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month |
45.34" (1,151.64mm) | 48.69" (1,236.73mm) |
-3.35" (-85.09mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1956 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month |
62.87" (1,596.90mm) | 64.24" (1,631.70mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1989 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month |
95.13" (2,416.30mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
-1.23" (-31.24mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1957 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month |
124.68" (3,166.87mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
-3.69" (-93.73mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1958 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month |
172.56" (4,383.02mm) | 160.36" (4,073.14mm) |
12.20" (309.88mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1956 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2021, retrieved on November 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/