Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 1976
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1976 1-Month |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
-0.76" (-19.31mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1952 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1976 2-Month |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-2.96" (-75.18mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1952 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1976 3-Month |
4.48" (113.79mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
-5.32" (-135.13mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1953 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1976 4-Month |
7.03" (178.56mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-6.63" (-168.40mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1953, 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1953 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 1976 5-Month |
10.28" (261.11mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
-8.01" (-203.46mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1976 6-Month |
13.48" (342.39mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
-8.85" (-224.79mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1976 7-Month |
18.07" (458.98mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-7.21" (-183.13mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1988 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1976 8-Month |
21.48" (545.59mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-5.75" (-146.05mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1988 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1976 9-Month |
22.96" (583.18mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-5.29" (-134.37mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1988 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1976 10-Month |
23.19" (589.03mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
-6.04" (-153.41mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1975–Oct 1976 11-Month |
23.95" (608.33mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
-6.38" (-162.05mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1988 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Oct 1976 12-Month |
27.42" (696.47mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
-4.65" (-118.11mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1975–Oct 1976 18-Month |
44.63" (1,133.60mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
-9.84" (-249.94mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1974–Oct 1976 24-Month |
55.79" (1,417.07mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-8.44" (-214.37mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1956 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Oct 1976 36-Month |
89.52" (2,273.81mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
-6.82" (-173.23mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Oct 1976 48-Month |
132.17" (3,357.12mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
3.81" (96.78mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1958 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Oct 1976 60-Month |
170.16" (4,322.06mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
9.82" (249.42mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1956 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/