Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, October 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2012 1-Month |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1952 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1952 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month |
7.48" (189.99mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1953 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-5.01" (-127.25mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1953, 1976 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month |
11.46" (291.08mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
-6.83" (-173.49mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2012 6-Month |
14.97" (380.24mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
-7.36" (-186.94mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1976 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month |
18.87" (479.30mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-6.41" (-162.81mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month |
20.78" (527.81mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-6.45" (-163.83mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month |
22.46" (570.48mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
-5.79" (-147.07mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month |
23.03" (584.96mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
-6.20" (-157.48mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1988 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month |
25.11" (637.79mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
-5.22" (-132.59mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1988 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month |
27.19" (690.63mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
-4.88" (-123.95mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1956 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month |
47.22" (1,199.39mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
-7.25" (-184.15mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1956 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month |
57.73" (1,466.34mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-6.50" (-165.10mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1956 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month |
102.64" (2,607.06mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1957 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month |
141.66" (3,598.16mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1958 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month |
183.60" (4,663.44mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
23.26" (590.80mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1956 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/