Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, September 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 1948 1-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-1.64" (-41.66mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1939 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1965 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1948 2-Month |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-2.86" (-72.64mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1976 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1948 3-Month |
8.94" (227.08mm) | 11.36" (288.54mm) |
-2.42" (-61.46mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2013 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1948 4-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2012 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1948 5-Month |
14.78" (375.41mm) | 20.04" (509.02mm) |
-5.26" (-133.61mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 1976 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1948 6-Month |
17.44" (442.98mm) | 22.99" (583.95mm) |
-5.55" (-140.97mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1988 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1948 7-Month |
19.95" (506.73mm) | 24.94" (633.48mm) |
-4.99" (-126.75mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1988 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month |
21.82" (554.23mm) | 25.96" (659.38mm) |
-4.14" (-105.15mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1988 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1948 9-Month |
22.20" (563.88mm) | 26.93" (684.02mm) |
-4.73" (-120.14mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1988 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month |
23.65" (600.71mm) | 28.04" (712.22mm) |
-4.39" (-111.51mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1988 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1947–Sep 1948 11-Month |
25.53" (648.46mm) | 29.78" (756.41mm) |
-4.25" (-107.95mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1934 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1947–Sep 1948 12-Month |
29.27" (743.46mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-2.82" (-71.63mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1934 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr 1947–Sep 1948 18-Month |
53.56" (1,360.42mm) | 55.13" (1,400.30mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1934 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1946–Sep 1948 24-Month |
62.30" (1,582.42mm) | 64.26" (1,632.20mm) |
-1.96" (-49.78mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1956 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1945–Sep 1948 36-Month |
95.08" (2,415.03mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1957 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1944–Sep 1948 48-Month |
129.63" (3,292.60mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1958 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1943–Sep 1948 60-Month |
165.58" (4,205.73mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
5.24" (133.09mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1957 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/