Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1959 1-Month |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1981 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1991 | ||||||
|
Dec 1958–Jan 1959 2-Month |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
-1.06" (-26.92mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2003 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Jan 1959 3-Month |
2.64" (67.06mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2003 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Oct 1958–Jan 1959 4-Month |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Jan 1959 5-Month |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
-4.59" (-116.59mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–Jan 1959 7-Month |
16.27" (413.26mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–Jan 1959 8-Month |
20.13" (511.30mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1958–Jan 1959 9-Month |
22.13" (562.10mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
-4.09" (-103.89mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1958–Jan 1959 10-Month |
24.36" (618.74mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
-4.81" (-122.18mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1911 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1958–Jan 1959 11-Month |
24.92" (632.97mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
-6.22" (-157.99mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1911 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1958–Jan 1959 12-Month |
25.40" (645.16mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-6.75" (-171.45mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1911 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1957–Jan 1959 18-Month |
38.98" (990.09mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
-6.88" (-174.75mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1957–Jan 1959 24-Month |
57.06" (1,449.32mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-7.22" (-183.39mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1990 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1956–Jan 1959 36-Month |
81.45" (2,068.83mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
-14.84" (-376.94mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1958 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1955–Jan 1959 48-Month |
103.97" (2,640.84mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
-24.30" (-617.22mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1954–Jan 1959 60-Month |
138.81" (3,525.77mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
-21.49" (-545.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1957 |
| 120th 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 September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/