Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, July 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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July 1988 1-Month |
2.26" (57.40mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.60" (-40.64mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1936 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Jul 1988 2-Month |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 8.49" (215.65mm) |
-4.51" (-114.56mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
May–Jul 1988 3-Month |
5.75" (146.05mm) | 12.53" (318.26mm) |
-6.78" (-172.21mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Jul 1988 4-Month |
7.66" (194.56mm) | 15.48" (393.19mm) |
-7.82" (-198.63mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Jul 1988 5-Month |
8.45" (214.63mm) | 17.43" (442.72mm) |
-8.98" (-228.09mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Jul 1988 6-Month |
8.92" (226.57mm) | 18.45" (468.63mm) |
-9.53" (-242.06mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Jul 1988 7-Month |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 19.43" (493.52mm) |
-9.75" (-247.65mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Jul 1988 8-Month |
11.48" (291.59mm) | 20.53" (521.46mm) |
-9.05" (-229.87mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Jul 1988 9-Month |
14.12" (358.65mm) | 22.27" (565.66mm) |
-8.15" (-207.01mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Jul 1988 10-Month |
14.90" (378.46mm) | 24.58" (624.33mm) |
-9.68" (-245.87mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Jul 1988 11-Month |
17.48" (443.99mm) | 28.28" (718.31mm) |
-10.80" (-274.32mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Aug 1987–Jul 1988 12-Month |
25.14" (638.56mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
-7.00" (-177.80mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2008 | ||||
|
Feb 1987–Jul 1988 18-Month |
42.21" (1,072.13mm) | 50.60" (1,285.24mm) |
-8.39" (-213.11mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2008 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Jul 1988 24-Month |
58.97" (1,497.84mm) | 64.31" (1,633.47mm) |
-5.34" (-135.63mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2008 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–Jul 1988 36-Month |
98.29" (2,496.57mm) | 96.40" (2,448.56mm) |
1.89" (48.01mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1956 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–Jul 1988 48-Month |
126.03" (3,201.16mm) | 128.38" (3,260.85mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1957 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
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Aug 1983–Jul 1988 60-Month |
166.19" (4,221.23mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
5.82" (147.83mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1957 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/