Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1956 1-Month |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1956 2-Month |
2.94" (74.68mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-3.02" (-76.70mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1956 3-Month |
7.43" (188.72mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1953 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1956 4-Month |
11.95" (303.53mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-1.71" (-43.43mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1953, 1976 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1956 5-Month |
14.55" (369.57mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
-3.74" (-95.00mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1956 6-Month |
17.83" (452.88mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
-4.50" (-114.30mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1956 7-Month |
19.81" (503.17mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-5.47" (-138.94mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1988 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1956 8-Month |
20.74" (526.80mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-6.49" (-164.84mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1988 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1956 9-Month |
21.28" (540.51mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-6.97" (-177.04mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1988 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1956 10-Month |
21.73" (551.94mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
-7.50" (-190.50mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1988 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Oct 1956 11-Month |
22.22" (564.39mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
-8.11" (-205.99mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1910 | 1988 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Oct 1956 12-Month |
22.46" (570.48mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
-9.61" (-244.10mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1955–Oct 1956 18-Month |
38.03" (965.96mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
-16.44" (-417.58mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–Oct 1956 24-Month |
45.66" (1,159.76mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-18.57" (-471.68mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1953–Oct 1956 36-Month |
81.55" (2,071.37mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
-14.79" (-375.67mm) | 4th Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1952–Oct 1956 48-Month |
108.58" (2,757.93mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
-19.78" (-502.41mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1958 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1951–Oct 1956 60-Month |
136.44" (3,465.58mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
-23.90" (-607.06mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/