Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, August 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1989 1-Month |
3.58" (90.93mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1984 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1989 2-Month |
6.92" (175.77mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1947 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1989 3-Month |
10.28" (261.11mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1927 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1989 4-Month |
12.85" (326.39mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1936 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1989 5-Month |
14.94" (379.48mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
-4.38" (-111.25mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1936 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1989 6-Month |
15.84" (402.34mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
-5.44" (-138.17mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1936 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1989 7-Month |
16.38" (416.05mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
-5.91" (-150.12mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1989 8-Month |
17.30" (439.42mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
-5.97" (-151.64mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1988–Aug 1989 9-Month |
18.10" (459.74mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-6.27" (-159.26mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1988–Aug 1989 10-Month |
20.71" (526.03mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
-5.40" (-137.16mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1934 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1988–Aug 1989 11-Month |
21.36" (542.54mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
-7.06" (-179.33mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1934 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Sep 1988–Aug 1989 12-Month |
24.97" (634.24mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
-7.15" (-181.61mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1993 | ||||
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Mar 1988–Aug 1989 18-Month |
37.55" (953.77mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
-15.88" (-403.35mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1911 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Aug 1989 24-Month |
46.58" (1,183.13mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-17.70" (-449.58mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1993 | ||||
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Sep 1986–Aug 1989 36-Month |
84.15" (2,137.41mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
-12.24" (-310.90mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1957 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2010 | ||||
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Sep 1985–Aug 1989 48-Month |
123.51" (3,137.15mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
-4.86" (-123.45mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1936 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2010 | ||||
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Sep 1984–Aug 1989 60-Month |
154.14" (3,915.16mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-6.23" (-158.24mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/