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Iowa, Climate Division 9. Southeast

Precipitation Rankings, December 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1898 1-Month	0.60" (15.24mm)	1.51" (38.35mm)	-0.91" (-23.11mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1976
December 1898 1-Month	0.60" (15.24mm)	1.51" (38.35mm)	-0.91" (-23.11mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2015
Nov–Dec 1898 2-Month	2.07" (52.58mm)	3.62" (91.95mm)	-1.55" (-39.37mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1976
Nov–Dec 1898 2-Month	2.07" (52.58mm)	3.62" (91.95mm)	-1.55" (-39.37mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2015
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	6.08" (154.43mm)	6.23" (158.24mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1897	1910
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	6.08" (154.43mm)	6.23" (158.24mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1941
Sep–Dec 1898 4-Month	10.08" (256.03mm)	10.15" (257.81mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1950
	10.08" (256.03mm)	10.15" (257.81mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1961
	Ties: 1929
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	15.25" (387.35mm)	13.87" (352.30mm)	1.38" (35.05mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	15.25" (387.35mm)	13.87" (352.30mm)	1.38" (35.05mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1970
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	18.05" (458.47mm)	17.85" (453.39mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	18.05" (458.47mm)	17.85" (453.39mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1902
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	22.17" (563.12mm)	22.46" (570.48mm)	-0.29" (-7.36mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
	22.17" (563.12mm)	22.46" (570.48mm)	-0.29" (-7.36mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1902
	Ties: 2003
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	27.15" (689.61mm)	26.50" (673.10mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	27.15" (689.61mm)	26.50" (673.10mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2010
Apr–Dec 1898 9-Month	30.33" (770.38mm)	29.84" (757.94mm)	0.49" (12.44mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
Apr–Dec 1898 9-Month	30.33" (770.38mm)	29.84" (757.94mm)	0.49" (12.44mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2010
Mar–Dec 1898 10-Month	33.94" (862.08mm)	32.19" (817.63mm)	1.75" (44.45mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1901
Mar–Dec 1898 10-Month	33.94" (862.08mm)	32.19" (817.63mm)	1.75" (44.45mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2010
Feb–Dec 1898 11-Month	34.98" (888.49mm)	33.42" (848.87mm)	1.56" (39.62mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1901
Feb–Dec 1898 11-Month	34.98" (888.49mm)	33.42" (848.87mm)	1.56" (39.62mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2010
Jan–Dec 1898 12-Month	38.09" (967.49mm)	34.75" (882.65mm)	3.34" (84.84mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1901
Jan–Dec 1898 12-Month	38.09" (967.49mm)	34.75" (882.65mm)	3.34" (84.84mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	48.62" (1,234.95mm)	52.63" (1,336.80mm)	-4.01" (-101.85mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1898	1956
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	48.62" (1,234.95mm)	52.63" (1,336.80mm)	-4.01" (-101.85mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2010
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	66.10" (1,678.94mm)	69.50" (1,765.30mm)	-3.40" (-86.36mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1897	1989
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	66.10" (1,678.94mm)	69.50" (1,765.30mm)	-3.40" (-86.36mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010
Jan 1896–Dec 1898 36-Month	102.64" (2,607.06mm)	104.23" (2,647.44mm)	-1.59" (-40.38mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1897	1989
Jan 1896–Dec 1898 36-Month	102.64" (2,607.06mm)	104.23" (2,647.44mm)	-1.59" (-40.38mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	131.15" (3,331.21mm)	138.86" (3,527.04mm)	-7.71" (-195.83mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1956
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	131.15" (3,331.21mm)	138.86" (3,527.04mm)	-7.71" (-195.83mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings