Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, February 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 1970 1-Month |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1970 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jan–Feb 1970 2-Month |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 1.99" (50.55mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1970 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1915 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–Feb 1970 3-Month |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 3.09" (78.49mm) |
-1.19" (-30.23mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1964 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Feb 1970 4-Month |
2.17" (55.12mm) | 4.84" (122.94mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Feb 1970 5-Month |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 7.15" (181.61mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Feb 1970 6-Month |
8.12" (206.25mm) | 10.85" (275.59mm) |
-2.73" (-69.34mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1977 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Aug 1969–Feb 1970 7-Month |
10.74" (272.80mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-3.97" (-100.83mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1977 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–Feb 1970 8-Month |
17.00" (431.80mm) | 18.59" (472.19mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–Feb 1970 9-Month |
24.19" (614.43mm) | 23.19" (589.03mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1969–Feb 1970 10-Month |
28.01" (711.45mm) | 27.24" (691.90mm) |
0.77" (19.55mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Feb 1970 11-Month |
31.38" (797.05mm) | 30.19" (766.83mm) |
1.19" (30.22mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1969–Feb 1970 12-Month |
32.47" (824.74mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1989 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1994 | ||||
|
Sep 1968–Feb 1970 18-Month |
46.62" (1,184.15mm) | 43.01" (1,092.45mm) |
3.61" (91.70mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1968–Feb 1970 24-Month |
67.22" (1,707.39mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
2.94" (74.68mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1967–Feb 1970 36-Month |
96.43" (2,449.32mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1958 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar 1966–Feb 1970 48-Month |
121.79" (3,093.47mm) | 128.28" (3,258.31mm) |
-6.49" (-164.84mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1959 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar 1965–Feb 1970 60-Month |
161.05" (4,090.67mm) | 160.31" (4,071.87mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/