Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1898
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1898 1-Month |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1981 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Dec 1897–Jan 1898 2-Month |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 2003 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1897–Jan 1898 3-Month |
3.81" (96.77mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2003 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Oct 1897–Jan 1898 4-Month |
4.83" (122.68mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1911 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1897–Jan 1898 5-Month |
6.80" (172.72mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-3.03" (-76.96mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1897–Jan 1898 6-Month |
8.85" (224.79mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
-4.84" (-122.94mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jul 1897–Jan 1898 7-Month |
12.02" (305.31mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-5.55" (-140.97mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1897–Jan 1898 8-Month |
15.92" (404.37mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-6.26" (-159.00mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1897–Jan 1898 9-Month |
17.81" (452.37mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
-8.41" (-213.62mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1897–Jan 1898 10-Month |
22.77" (578.36mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
-6.40" (-162.56mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1911 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1897–Jan 1898 11-Month |
25.06" (636.52mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
-6.08" (-154.44mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1911 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1897–Jan 1898 12-Month |
25.94" (658.88mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-6.21" (-157.73mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1911 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1896–Jan 1898 18-Month |
41.03" (1,042.16mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
-4.83" (-122.68mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1957 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1896–Jan 1898 24-Month |
64.09" (1,627.89mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-0.19" (-4.82mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1990 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Feb 1895–Jan 1898 36-Month |
90.04" (2,287.02mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
-6.25" (-158.75mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1958 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/