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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, July 2012
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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July 2012 1-Month |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-2.69" (-68.32mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1936 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Jun–Jul 2012 2-Month |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 8.49" (215.65mm) |
-4.51" (-114.56mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1936 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
May–Jul 2012 3-Month |
7.49" (190.25mm) | 12.53" (318.26mm) |
-5.04" (-128.01mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Apr–Jul 2012 4-Month |
11.39" (289.31mm) | 15.48" (393.19mm) |
-4.09" (-103.88mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Mar–Jul 2012 5-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 17.43" (442.72mm) |
-4.13" (-104.90mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Feb–Jul 2012 6-Month |
14.98" (380.49mm) | 18.45" (468.63mm) |
-3.47" (-88.14mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Jan–Jul 2012 7-Month |
15.55" (394.97mm) | 19.43" (493.52mm) |
-3.88" (-98.55mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Dec 2011–Jul 2012 8-Month |
17.63" (447.80mm) | 20.53" (521.46mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Nov 2011–Jul 2012 9-Month |
19.71" (500.63mm) | 22.27" (565.66mm) |
-2.56" (-65.03mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 2011–Jul 2012 10-Month |
20.45" (519.43mm) | 24.58" (624.33mm) |
-4.13" (-104.90mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1934 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Sep 2011–Jul 2012 11-Month |
22.13" (562.10mm) | 28.28" (718.31mm) |
-6.15" (-156.21mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
Aug 2011–Jul 2012 12-Month |
25.15" (638.81mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
-6.99" (-177.55mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1956 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2008 | ||||
Ties: 1911 | ||||||
Feb 2011–Jul 2012 18-Month |
46.44" (1,179.58mm) | 50.60" (1,285.24mm) |
-4.16" (-105.66mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1911 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2008 | ||||
Aug 2010–Jul 2012 24-Month |
61.39" (1,559.31mm) | 64.31" (1,633.47mm) |
-2.92" (-74.16mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1934 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2008 | ||||
Aug 2009–Jul 2012 36-Month |
108.99" (2,768.35mm) | 96.40" (2,448.56mm) |
12.59" (319.79mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1956 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
Aug 2008–Jul 2012 48-Month |
143.56" (3,646.42mm) | 128.38" (3,260.85mm) |
15.18" (385.57mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
Aug 2007–Jul 2012 60-Month |
193.78" (4,922.01mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
33.41" (848.61mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1957 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/