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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 2009
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2009 1-Month |
6.35" (161.29mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1952 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2009 2-Month |
8.08" (205.23mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
2.12" (53.85mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1952 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2009 3-Month |
13.83" (351.28mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1953 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2009 4-Month |
18.45" (468.63mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1953, 1976 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2009 5-Month |
23.74" (603.00mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
5.45" (138.43mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1976 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2009 6-Month |
27.38" (695.45mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1976 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2009 7-Month |
30.98" (786.89mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1988 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2009 8-Month |
33.95" (862.33mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
6.72" (170.69mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1988 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2009 9-Month |
34.74" (882.40mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
6.49" (164.85mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1988 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2009 10-Month |
35.42" (899.67mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
6.19" (157.23mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1988 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 2008–Oct 2009 11-Month |
37.30" (947.42mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
6.97" (177.04mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1988 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2008–Oct 2009 12-Month |
39.02" (991.11mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
6.95" (176.53mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1956 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 2008–Oct 2009 18-Month |
68.83" (1,748.28mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
14.36" (364.74mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1956 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–Oct 2009 24-Month |
80.96" (2,056.38mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
16.73" (424.94mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1956 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2006–Oct 2009 36-Month |
124.61" (3,165.09mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
28.27" (718.05mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2005–Oct 2009 48-Month |
156.07" (3,964.18mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
27.71" (703.84mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1958 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2004–Oct 2009 60-Month |
185.78" (4,718.81mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
25.44" (646.17mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1956 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 16, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/