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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, September 1980
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1980 1-Month |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1939 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1965 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1980 2-Month |
10.95" (278.13mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
3.44" (87.38mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1976 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1980 3-Month |
13.51" (343.15mm) | 11.36" (288.54mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2013 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1993 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1980 4-Month |
18.28" (464.31mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2012 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1993 | ||||
May–Sep 1980 5-Month |
21.11" (536.19mm) | 20.04" (509.02mm) |
1.07" (27.17mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1976 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1993 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1980 6-Month |
22.55" (572.77mm) | 22.99" (583.95mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1988 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1935 | ||||||
Mar–Sep 1980 7-Month |
23.57" (598.68mm) | 24.94" (633.48mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1988 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1980 8-Month |
24.31" (617.47mm) | 25.96" (659.38mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1988 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1980 9-Month |
25.61" (650.49mm) | 26.93" (684.02mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1988 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Dec 1979–Sep 1980 10-Month |
26.15" (664.21mm) | 28.04" (712.22mm) |
-1.89" (-48.01mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1988 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Nov 1979–Sep 1980 11-Month |
28.00" (711.20mm) | 29.78" (756.41mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1934 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1979–Sep 1980 12-Month |
31.68" (804.67mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-0.41" (-10.42mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1934 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Apr 1979–Sep 1980 18-Month |
54.04" (1,372.62mm) | 55.13" (1,400.30mm) |
-1.09" (-27.68mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1978–Sep 1980 24-Month |
64.70" (1,643.38mm) | 64.26" (1,632.20mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 1977–Sep 1980 36-Month |
100.93" (2,563.62mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1976–Sep 1980 48-Month |
132.63" (3,368.80mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
4.27" (108.46mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1958 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1975–Sep 1980 60-Month |
158.83" (4,034.28mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1957 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/