Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 1953
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1953 1-Month |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
-1.81" (-45.98mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1952 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1895 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-4.56" (-115.82mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1952 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month |
3.71" (94.23mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
-6.09" (-154.69mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1953 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month |
7.03" (178.56mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-6.63" (-168.40mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1953, 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month |
12.27" (311.66mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
-6.02" (-152.91mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1976 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1953 6-Month |
14.64" (371.86mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
-7.69" (-195.32mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1976 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1953 7-Month |
17.80" (452.12mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-7.48" (-189.99mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1910 | 1988 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month |
20.72" (526.29mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-6.51" (-165.35mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1988 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1953 9-Month |
22.38" (568.45mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-5.87" (-149.10mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1988 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month |
23.12" (587.25mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
-6.11" (-155.19mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1988 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month |
24.30" (617.22mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
-6.03" (-153.16mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1988 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month |
27.03" (686.56mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
-5.04" (-128.02mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1956 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1952–Oct 1953 18-Month |
45.58" (1,157.73mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
-8.89" (-225.81mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1956 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1951–Oct 1953 24-Month |
54.89" (1,394.21mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-9.34" (-237.23mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1956 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1950–Oct 1953 36-Month |
95.92" (2,436.37mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1957 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1949–Oct 1953 48-Month |
125.21" (3,180.33mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
-3.15" (-80.01mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1958 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1948–Oct 1953 60-Month |
156.18" (3,966.97mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
-4.16" (-105.67mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1956 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/