Iowa, Precipitation Rankings, January 1962 1901-2000 Inches 1 0.64 0.98 -0.34 37 93 1981 1949 1961 1960 bottom-third 1985 2 2.13 2.08 0.05 70 59 2003 2016 1961 1960 normal 3 5.09 3.82 1.27 107 22 2003 1932 1961 1960 top-third 1979 4 8.10 6.13 1.97 106 23 1911 1932 1961 1960 top-third 5 15.36 9.83 5.53 125 4 1977 1932 1961 1942 top-tenth 6 18.40 13.69 4.71 116 13 1977 2019 1961 1942 top-tenth 7 23.94 17.57 6.37 117 12 1977 2019 1961 1932 top-tenth 8 27.32 22.18 5.14 110 19 1977 2019 1961 1942 top-third 9 29.72 26.22 3.50 98 31 1977 1994 1961 1960 top-third 10 31.71 29.17 2.54 86 43 1911 1994 1961 1960 top-third 11 35.93 31.14 4.79 102 27 1911 1994 1961 1960 top-third 12 37.63 32.15 5.48 104 25 1911 1994 1961 1960 top-third 18 50.55 45.86 4.69 100 28 1957 2020 1961 1943 top-third 24 69.52 64.28 5.24 93 35 1990 2020 1960 1961 top-third 36 108.94 96.29 12.65 108 19 1958 2011 1961 1962 top-third 48 134.34 128.27 6.07 85 41 1959 2011 1961 1948 top-third 60 166.00 160.30 5.70 79 46 1957 2011 1961 1949 normal