Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Iowa, Climate Division 9. Southeast
Precipitation Rankings, May 1953
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1953 1-Month |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 4.04" (102.62mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1992 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1996 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Apr–May 1953 2-Month |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 7.38" (187.45mm) |
-3.13" (-79.50mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1956 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2013 | ||||
Mar–May 1953 3-Month |
8.41" (213.61mm) | 9.74" (247.40mm) |
-1.33" (-33.79mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1956 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1973 | ||||
Feb–May 1953 4-Month |
10.86" (275.84mm) | 10.97" (278.64mm) |
-0.11" (-2.80mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1956 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1973 | ||||
Jan–May 1953 5-Month |
11.80" (299.72mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1956 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1973 | ||||
Ties: 1906 | ||||||
Dec 1952–May 1953 6-Month |
13.81" (350.77mm) | 13.78" (350.01mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1956 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1973 | ||||
Nov 1952–May 1953 7-Month |
17.30" (439.42mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1956 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1973 | ||||
Oct 1952–May 1953 8-Month |
17.40" (441.96mm) | 18.53" (470.66mm) |
-1.13" (-28.70mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1956 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1921 | ||||||
Sep 1952–May 1953 9-Month |
18.52" (470.41mm) | 22.45" (570.23mm) |
-3.93" (-99.82mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1956 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1952–May 1953 10-Month |
23.88" (606.55mm) | 26.20" (665.48mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1956 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1952–May 1953 11-Month |
26.41" (670.81mm) | 30.18" (766.57mm) |
-3.77" (-95.76mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1956 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1952–May 1953 12-Month |
32.51" (825.75mm) | 34.73" (882.14mm) |
-2.22" (-56.39mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1956 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1903 | ||||
Dec 1951–May 1953 18-Month |
45.64" (1,159.26mm) | 48.55" (1,233.17mm) |
-2.91" (-73.91mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1902 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1974 | ||||
Jun 1951–May 1953 24-Month |
69.91" (1,775.71mm) | 69.46" (1,764.28mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1957 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1950–May 1953 36-Month |
102.25" (2,597.15mm) | 104.12" (2,644.65mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1958 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1949–May 1953 48-Month |
136.21" (3,459.73mm) | 138.68" (3,522.47mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1957 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1948–May 1953 60-Month |
168.42" (4,277.87mm) | 173.32" (4,402.33mm) |
-4.90" (-124.46mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1958 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/