Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1957
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1957 1-Month |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1981 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1949 | ||||
|
Dec 1956–Jan 1957 2-Month |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2003 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–Jan 1957 3-Month |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-0.71" (-18.04mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2003 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1956–Jan 1957 4-Month |
4.51" (114.55mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–Jan 1957 5-Month |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1956–Jan 1957 6-Month |
10.54" (267.72mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
-3.15" (-80.01mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1956–Jan 1957 7-Month |
15.06" (382.52mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-2.51" (-63.76mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–Jan 1957 8-Month |
17.66" (448.56mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-4.52" (-114.81mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1956–Jan 1957 9-Month |
20.94" (531.88mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
-5.28" (-134.11mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1956–Jan 1957 10-Month |
22.92" (582.17mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
-6.25" (-158.75mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1956–Jan 1957 11-Month |
23.85" (605.79mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
-7.29" (-185.17mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1956–Jan 1957 12-Month |
24.39" (619.51mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-7.76" (-197.10mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Jan 1957 18-Month |
31.98" (812.29mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
-13.88" (-352.55mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1955–Jan 1957 24-Month |
46.91" (1,191.51mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-17.37" (-441.20mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1990 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1954–Jan 1957 36-Month |
81.75" (2,076.45mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
-14.54" (-369.32mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1913 | 1958 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1953–Jan 1957 48-Month |
107.04" (2,718.82mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
-21.23" (-539.24mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1959 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1952–Jan 1957 60-Month |
135.98" (3,453.89mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
-24.32" (-617.73mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/