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, October 2006
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2006 1-Month |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1952 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2006 2-Month |
5.86" (148.84mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1952 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2006 3-Month |
11.61" (294.89mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
1.81" (45.97mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1953 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2006 4-Month |
14.83" (376.68mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1953, 1976 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 2006 5-Month |
17.32" (439.93mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1976 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2006 6-Month |
19.76" (501.90mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1976 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2006 7-Month |
24.06" (611.12mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2006 8-Month |
27.23" (691.64mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2006 9-Month |
27.55" (699.77mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2006 10-Month |
28.54" (724.92mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
-0.69" (-17.52mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 2005–Oct 2006 11-Month |
29.71" (754.63mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1988 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2005–Oct 2006 12-Month |
31.46" (799.08mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1956 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 2005–Oct 2006 18-Month |
51.05" (1,296.67mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
-3.42" (-86.87mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1956 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2004–Oct 2006 24-Month |
61.17" (1,553.72mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-3.06" (-77.72mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1956 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2003–Oct 2006 36-Month |
98.53" (2,502.66mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
2.19" (55.62mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1957 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–Oct 2006 48-Month |
122.94" (3,122.68mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
-5.42" (-137.66mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1958 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2001–Oct 2006 60-Month |
154.34" (3,920.24mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
-6.00" (-152.40mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1956 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/