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 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2019 1-Month |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 2.29" (58.17mm) |
2.49" (63.24mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1952 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2019 2-Month |
10.99" (279.15mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
5.03" (127.77mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1952 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2019 3-Month |
14.52" (368.81mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1953 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2019 4-Month |
17.90" (454.66mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
4.24" (107.70mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1953, 1976 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2019 5-Month |
21.81" (553.97mm) | 18.29" (464.57mm) |
3.52" (89.40mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2019 6-Month |
30.02" (762.51mm) | 22.33" (567.18mm) |
7.69" (195.33mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2019 7-Month |
33.05" (839.47mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
7.77" (197.36mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1988 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2019 8-Month |
35.24" (895.10mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
8.01" (203.46mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1988 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2019 9-Month |
37.58" (954.53mm) | 28.25" (717.55mm) |
9.33" (236.98mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1988 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2019 10-Month |
38.86" (987.04mm) | 29.23" (742.44mm) |
9.63" (244.60mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1988 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–Oct 2019 11-Month |
40.96" (1,040.38mm) | 30.33" (770.38mm) |
10.63" (270.00mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1988 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–Oct 2019 12-Month |
42.77" (1,086.36mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
10.70" (271.78mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 2018–Oct 2019 18-Month |
77.56" (1,970.02mm) | 54.47" (1,383.54mm) |
23.09" (586.48mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Oct 2019 24-Month |
84.74" (2,152.40mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
20.51" (520.96mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2019 36-Month |
119.21" (3,027.93mm) | 96.34" (2,447.04mm) |
22.87" (580.89mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1957 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2019 48-Month |
163.19" (4,145.03mm) | 128.36" (3,260.34mm) |
34.83" (884.69mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1958 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Oct 2019 60-Month |
198.79" (5,049.27mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
38.45" (976.63mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/