Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1977
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1977 1-Month |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1981 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1931 | ||||||
|
Dec 1976–Jan 1977 2-Month |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
-1.27" (-32.26mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2003 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Jan 1977 3-Month |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-2.91" (-73.92mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Jan 1977 4-Month |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
-3.69" (-93.72mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1911 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Jan 1977 5-Month |
3.91" (99.31mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-5.92" (-150.37mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1976–Jan 1977 6-Month |
5.39" (136.91mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
-8.30" (-210.82mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1976–Jan 1977 7-Month |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-9.63" (-244.60mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–Jan 1977 8-Month |
11.19" (284.23mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-10.99" (-279.14mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1976–Jan 1977 9-Month |
14.39" (365.51mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
-11.83" (-300.48mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1976–Jan 1977 10-Month |
18.98" (482.09mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
-10.19" (-258.83mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1911 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1976–Jan 1977 11-Month |
22.39" (568.71mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
-8.75" (-222.25mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1977 12-Month |
23.87" (606.30mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-8.28" (-210.31mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1911 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1975–Jan 1977 18-Month |
35.90" (911.86mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
-9.96" (-252.98mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1977 24-Month |
52.64" (1,337.06mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-11.64" (-295.65mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1990 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1977 36-Month |
84.94" (2,157.48mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
-11.35" (-288.29mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1958 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1977 48-Month |
127.34" (3,234.44mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1959 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
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Feb 1972–Jan 1977 60-Month |
165.65" (4,207.51mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/