Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Precipitation Rankings, December 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 2019 1-Month |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 2002 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2019 2-Month |
2.77" (70.36mm) | 2.87" (72.90mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2019 3-Month |
7.55" (191.77mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1910 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2019 4-Month |
13.76" (349.50mm) | 8.83" (224.28mm) |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1939, 1976 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2019 5-Month |
17.29" (439.17mm) | 12.67" (321.82mm) |
4.62" (117.35mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2019 6-Month |
20.67" (525.02mm) | 16.52" (419.61mm) |
4.15" (105.41mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2019 7-Month |
24.58" (624.33mm) | 21.15" (537.21mm) |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2019 8-Month |
32.79" (832.87mm) | 25.20" (640.08mm) |
7.59" (192.79mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2019 9-Month |
35.82" (909.83mm) | 28.15" (715.01mm) |
7.67" (194.82mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1910 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2019 10-Month |
38.01" (965.45mm) | 30.10" (764.54mm) |
7.91" (200.91mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1910 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2019 11-Month |
40.35" (1,024.89mm) | 31.12" (790.45mm) |
9.23" (234.44mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1910 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2019 12-Month |
41.63" (1,057.40mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
9.54" (242.31mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1910 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jul 2018–Dec 2019 18-Month |
68.08" (1,729.23mm) | 48.69" (1,236.73mm) |
19.39" (492.50mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2019 24-Month |
86.71" (2,202.43mm) | 64.24" (1,631.70mm) |
22.47" (570.73mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1989 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2019 36-Month |
119.07" (3,024.38mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
22.71" (576.84mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1957 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2019 48-Month |
157.17" (3,992.12mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
28.80" (731.52mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1958 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2019 60-Month |
199.70" (5,072.38mm) | 160.36" (4,073.14mm) |
39.34" (999.24mm) | 121st 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, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/