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Iowa, Climate Division 9. Southeast

Precipitation Rankings, January 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1981 1-Month	0.06" (1.52mm)	1.32" (33.53mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1981	1981
January 1981 1-Month	0.06" (1.52mm)	1.32" (33.53mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1916
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month	2.88" (73.15mm)	2.82" (71.63mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month	2.88" (73.15mm)	2.82" (71.63mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1907
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month	3.65" (92.71mm)	4.93" (125.22mm)	-1.28" (-32.51mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month	3.65" (92.71mm)	4.93" (125.22mm)	-1.28" (-32.51mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1993
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month	5.94" (150.88mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-1.62" (-41.14mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1951
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month	5.94" (150.88mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-1.62" (-41.14mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1932
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month	10.85" (275.59mm)	11.48" (291.59mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1951
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month	10.85" (275.59mm)	11.48" (291.59mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1962
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month	19.07" (484.38mm)	15.23" (386.84mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month	19.07" (484.38mm)	15.23" (386.84mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1971
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month	22.96" (583.18mm)	19.21" (487.93mm)	3.75" (95.25mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month	22.96" (583.18mm)	19.21" (487.93mm)	3.75" (95.25mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1903
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month	29.90" (759.46mm)	23.76" (603.50mm)	6.14" (155.96mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month	29.90" (759.46mm)	23.76" (603.50mm)	6.14" (155.96mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1903
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month	31.75" (806.45mm)	27.81" (706.37mm)	3.94" (100.08mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month	31.75" (806.45mm)	27.81" (706.37mm)	3.94" (100.08mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month	33.41" (848.61mm)	31.15" (791.21mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month	33.41" (848.61mm)	31.15" (791.21mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month	35.10" (891.54mm)	33.52" (851.41mm)	1.58" (40.13mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1902
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month	35.10" (891.54mm)	33.52" (851.41mm)	1.58" (40.13mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month	36.13" (917.70mm)	34.76" (882.90mm)	1.37" (34.80mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1902
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month	36.13" (917.70mm)	34.76" (882.90mm)	1.37" (34.80mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month	48.67" (1,236.22mm)	49.98" (1,269.49mm)	-1.31" (-33.27mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1957
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month	48.67" (1,236.22mm)	49.98" (1,269.49mm)	-1.31" (-33.27mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2011
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month	67.43" (1,712.72mm)	69.50" (1,765.30mm)	-2.07" (-52.58mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1977	1957
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month	67.43" (1,712.72mm)	69.50" (1,765.30mm)	-2.07" (-52.58mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2011
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month	108.39" (2,753.11mm)	104.12" (2,644.65mm)	4.27" (108.46mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1978	1990
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month	108.39" (2,753.11mm)	104.12" (2,644.65mm)	4.27" (108.46mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2011
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month	145.97" (3,707.64mm)	138.65" (3,521.71mm)	7.32" (185.93mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1980	1957
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month	145.97" (3,707.64mm)	138.65" (3,521.71mm)	7.32" (185.93mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2011
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month	175.89" (4,467.61mm)	173.26" (4,400.80mm)	2.63" (66.81mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1957
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month	175.89" (4,467.61mm)	173.26" (4,400.80mm)	2.63" (66.81mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings