Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, November 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
November 1956 1-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 1.75" (44.45mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Oct–Nov 1956 2-Month |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 4.04" (102.62mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Nov 1956 3-Month |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 7.71" (195.83mm) |
-2.74" (-69.59mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1953 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Nov 1956 4-Month |
9.46" (240.28mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) |
-2.09" (-53.09mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Nov 1956 5-Month |
13.98" (355.09mm) | 15.41" (391.41mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Nov 1956 6-Month |
16.58" (421.13mm) | 20.04" (509.02mm) |
-3.46" (-87.89mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Nov 1956 7-Month |
19.86" (504.44mm) | 24.09" (611.89mm) |
-4.23" (-107.45mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Nov 1956 8-Month |
21.84" (554.74mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-5.19" (-131.82mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Nov 1956 9-Month |
22.77" (578.36mm) | 28.99" (736.35mm) |
-6.22" (-157.99mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Nov 1956 10-Month |
23.31" (592.07mm) | 30.00" (762.00mm) |
-6.69" (-169.93mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Nov 1956 11-Month |
23.76" (603.50mm) | 30.98" (786.89mm) |
-7.22" (-183.39mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Nov 1956 12-Month |
24.25" (615.95mm) | 32.08" (814.83mm) |
-7.83" (-198.88mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Nov 1956 18-Month |
37.35" (948.69mm) | 52.18" (1,325.37mm) |
-14.83" (-376.68mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–Nov 1956 24-Month |
47.45" (1,205.23mm) | 64.24" (1,631.70mm) |
-16.79" (-426.47mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1953–Nov 1956 36-Month |
82.25" (2,089.15mm) | 96.35" (2,447.29mm) |
-14.10" (-358.14mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1912 | 1957 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1952–Nov 1956 48-Month |
107.88" (2,740.15mm) | 128.38" (3,260.85mm) |
-20.50" (-520.70mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1958 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1951–Nov 1956 60-Month |
137.18" (3,484.37mm) | 160.36" (4,073.14mm) |
-23.18" (-588.77mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/