Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, December 1976
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1976 1-Month |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2002 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 2.87" (72.90mm) |
-2.46" (-62.49mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
-3.22" (-81.78mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1910 | 1910 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 8.83" (224.28mm) |
-5.42" (-137.67mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1939, 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month |
4.89" (124.21mm) | 12.67" (321.82mm) |
-7.78" (-197.61mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month |
7.44" (188.98mm) | 16.52" (419.61mm) |
-9.08" (-230.63mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month |
10.69" (271.53mm) | 21.15" (537.21mm) |
-10.46" (-265.68mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1976 8-Month |
13.89" (352.81mm) | 25.20" (640.08mm) |
-11.31" (-287.27mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month |
18.48" (469.39mm) | 28.15" (715.01mm) |
-9.67" (-245.62mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1910 | 1910 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month |
21.89" (556.01mm) | 30.10" (764.54mm) |
-8.21" (-208.53mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month |
23.37" (593.60mm) | 31.12" (790.45mm) |
-7.75" (-196.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month |
23.60" (599.44mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-8.49" (-215.65mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month |
36.36" (923.54mm) | 48.69" (1,236.73mm) |
-12.33" (-313.19mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month |
53.67" (1,363.22mm) | 64.24" (1,631.70mm) |
-10.57" (-268.48mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1989 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month |
85.65" (2,175.51mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
-10.71" (-272.03mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1957 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month |
128.57" (3,265.68mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1958 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month |
165.62" (4,206.75mm) | 160.36" (4,073.14mm) |
5.26" (133.61mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
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/