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 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2012 1-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
-0.96" (-24.39mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1984 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2012 2-Month |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
-3.65" (-92.71mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1947 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2012 3-Month |
6.86" (174.24mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
-5.47" (-138.94mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 1927 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2012 4-Month |
10.37" (263.40mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
-6.01" (-152.65mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1936 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2012 5-Month |
14.27" (362.46mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
-5.05" (-128.27mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1936 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2012 6-Month |
16.18" (410.97mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2012 7-Month |
17.86" (453.64mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
-4.43" (-112.53mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2012 8-Month |
18.43" (468.12mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
-4.84" (-122.94mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1988 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–Aug 2012 9-Month |
20.51" (520.95mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-3.86" (-98.05mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1988 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–Aug 2012 10-Month |
22.59" (573.79mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
-3.52" (-89.40mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 2011–Aug 2012 11-Month |
23.33" (592.58mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
-5.09" (-129.29mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1934 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–Aug 2012 12-Month |
25.01" (635.25mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
-7.11" (-180.60mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1934 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar 2011–Aug 2012 18-Month |
47.93" (1,217.42mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
-5.50" (-139.70mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1911 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 2010–Aug 2012 24-Month |
59.44" (1,509.78mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-4.84" (-122.93mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 2009–Aug 2012 36-Month |
106.12" (2,695.45mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
9.73" (247.14mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 2008–Aug 2012 48-Month |
144.48" (3,669.79mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
16.11" (409.19mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1936 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 2007–Aug 2012 60-Month |
186.97" (4,749.04mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
26.60" (675.64mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1957 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 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/