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, February 2011
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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February 2011 1-Month |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1970 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1915 | ||||
Jan–Feb 2011 2-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 1.99" (50.55mm) |
0.34" (8.63mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1970 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1993 | ||||||
Dec 2010–Feb 2011 3-Month |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 3.09" (78.49mm) |
0.47" (11.93mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1964 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 2010–Feb 2011 4-Month |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 4.84" (122.94mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1977 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Oct 2010–Feb 2011 5-Month |
6.11" (155.19mm) | 7.15" (181.61mm) |
-1.04" (-26.42mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1977 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1932 | ||||
Sep 2010–Feb 2011 6-Month |
11.51" (292.35mm) | 10.85" (275.59mm) |
0.66" (16.76mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1977 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 2010–Feb 2011 7-Month |
16.34" (415.04mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
1.63" (41.41mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1977 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2010–Feb 2011 8-Month |
24.23" (615.44mm) | 18.59" (472.19mm) |
5.64" (143.25mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1977 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2010–Feb 2011 9-Month |
34.51" (876.55mm) | 23.19" (589.03mm) |
11.32" (287.52mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
May 2010–Feb 2011 10-Month |
38.70" (982.98mm) | 27.24" (691.90mm) |
11.46" (291.08mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 2010–Feb 2011 11-Month |
42.40" (1,076.96mm) | 30.19" (766.83mm) |
12.21" (310.13mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 2010–Feb 2011 12-Month |
44.12" (1,120.65mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
11.97" (304.04mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1989 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Sep 2009–Feb 2011 18-Month |
58.19" (1,478.03mm) | 43.01" (1,092.45mm) |
15.18" (385.58mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1957 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Mar 2009–Feb 2011 24-Month |
84.06" (2,135.12mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
19.78" (502.41mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1957 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 2020 | ||||
Mar 2008–Feb 2011 36-Month |
126.06" (3,201.92mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
29.77" (756.15mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1958 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Mar 2007–Feb 2011 48-Month |
168.27" (4,274.06mm) | 128.28" (3,258.31mm) |
39.99" (1,015.75mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1959 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Mar 2006–Feb 2011 60-Month |
201.95" (5,129.53mm) | 160.31" (4,071.87mm) |
41.64" (1,057.66mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/