Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, September 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 1988 1-Month |
3.61" (91.69mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1939 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1965 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1988 2-Month |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1976 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Jul–Sep 1988 3-Month |
10.00" (254.00mm) | 11.36" (288.54mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2013 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1988 4-Month |
11.72" (297.69mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
-4.28" (-108.71mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 2012 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1988 5-Month |
13.49" (342.65mm) | 20.04" (509.02mm) |
-6.55" (-166.37mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1988 6-Month |
15.40" (391.16mm) | 22.99" (583.95mm) |
-7.59" (-192.79mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1988 7-Month |
16.19" (411.23mm) | 24.94" (633.48mm) |
-8.75" (-222.25mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1988 8-Month |
16.66" (423.16mm) | 25.96" (659.38mm) |
-9.30" (-236.22mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1988 9-Month |
17.42" (442.47mm) | 26.93" (684.02mm) |
-9.51" (-241.55mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Sep 1988 10-Month |
19.22" (488.19mm) | 28.04" (712.22mm) |
-8.82" (-224.03mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Sep 1988 11-Month |
21.86" (555.24mm) | 29.78" (756.41mm) |
-7.92" (-201.17mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Sep 1988 12-Month |
22.64" (575.06mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-9.45" (-240.03mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr 1987–Sep 1988 18-Month |
46.52" (1,181.61mm) | 55.13" (1,400.30mm) |
-8.61" (-218.69mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Sep 1988 24-Month |
56.00" (1,422.40mm) | 64.26" (1,632.20mm) |
-8.26" (-209.80mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1956 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Sep 1988 36-Month |
96.84" (2,459.74mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
0.48" (12.20mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1957 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Sep 1988 48-Month |
130.71" (3,320.03mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1958 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
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Oct 1983–Sep 1988 60-Month |
167.40" (4,251.96mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
7.06" (179.32mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1957 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/