Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, January 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1981 1-Month |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1949 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
1.19" (30.23mm) | 2.08" (52.83mm) |
-0.89" (-22.60mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-2.20" (-55.88mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
3.58" (90.93mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
-2.55" (-64.77mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
6.71" (170.43mm) | 9.83" (249.68mm) |
-3.12" (-79.25mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
14.53" (369.06mm) | 13.69" (347.73mm) |
0.84" (21.33mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
17.09" (434.09mm) | 17.57" (446.28mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1955, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
21.86" (555.24mm) | 22.18" (563.37mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
24.69" (627.13mm) | 26.22" (665.99mm) |
-1.53" (-38.86mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
26.13" (663.70mm) | 29.17" (740.92mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1994 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
27.15" (689.61mm) | 31.14" (790.96mm) |
-3.99" (-101.35mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1994 | ||||
|
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
27.89" (708.41mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-4.26" (-108.20mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1994 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
42.82" (1,087.63mm) | 45.86" (1,164.84mm) |
-3.04" (-77.21mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
61.88" (1,571.75mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1990 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
97.09" (2,466.09mm) | 96.29" (2,445.77mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1958 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
133.77" (3,397.76mm) | 128.27" (3,258.06mm) |
5.50" (139.70mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1959 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
157.64" (4,004.06mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1957 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/