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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, August 2006
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 2006 1-Month |
5.75" (146.05mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
1.91" (48.51mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1984 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 2006 2-Month |
8.97" (227.84mm) | 7.70" (195.58mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1947 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2006 3-Month |
11.46" (291.08mm) | 12.33" (313.18mm) |
-0.87" (-22.10mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1927 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 2006 4-Month |
13.90" (353.06mm) | 16.38" (416.05mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2006 5-Month |
18.20" (462.28mm) | 19.32" (490.73mm) |
-1.12" (-28.45mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 2006 6-Month |
21.37" (542.80mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1936 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1917, 1920 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 2006 7-Month |
21.69" (550.93mm) | 22.29" (566.17mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2006 8-Month |
22.68" (576.07mm) | 23.27" (591.06mm) |
-0.59" (-14.99mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1988 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 2005–Aug 2006 9-Month |
23.85" (605.79mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Nov 2005–Aug 2006 10-Month |
25.60" (650.24mm) | 26.11" (663.19mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1934 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 2005–Aug 2006 11-Month |
26.51" (673.35mm) | 28.42" (721.87mm) |
-1.91" (-48.52mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 2005–Aug 2006 12-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 32.12" (815.85mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1949 | ||||||
|
Mar 2005–Aug 2006 18-Month |
49.69" (1,262.13mm) | 53.43" (1,357.12mm) |
-3.74" (-94.99mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1911 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 2004–Aug 2006 24-Month |
60.02" (1,524.51mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-4.26" (-108.20mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
|
Sep 2003–Aug 2006 36-Month |
96.78" (2,458.21mm) | 96.39" (2,448.31mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1957 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–Aug 2006 48-Month |
122.37" (3,108.20mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
-6.00" (-152.40mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–Aug 2006 60-Month |
155.01" (3,937.25mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-5.36" (-136.15mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1957 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2011 | ||||
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/