Iowa December Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of December in Iowa for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest December in Iowa History?

2015 was the wettest December in Iowa history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.71 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Iowa History?

2002 was the driest December in Iowa history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.24 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	20	1.79
2022	25	1.68
2021	83	0.88
2020	59	1.14
2019	48	1.28
2018	9	2.10
2017	122	0.39
2016	33	1.52
2015	1	4.71
2014	63	1.10
2013	100	0.62
2012	31	1.53
2011	12	2.08
2010	52	1.23
2009	3	2.54
2008	16	1.88
2007	5	2.44
2006	11	2.09
2005	58	1.17
2004	105	0.58
2003	49	1.28
2002	129	0.24
2001	86	0.83
2000	28	1.67
1999	95	0.71
1998	118	0.42
1997	75	1.00
1996	84	0.87
1995	120	0.40
1994	54	1.19
1993	90	0.76
1992	21	1.78
1991	37	1.48
1990	35	1.50
1989	125	0.36
1988	88	0.80
1987	19	1.80
1986	87	0.81
1985	50	1.27
1984	10	2.10
1983	62	1.11
1982	2	3.40
1981	64	1.10
1980	65	1.09
1979	110	0.54
1978	72	1.02
1977	67	1.06
1976	127	0.31
1975	91	0.76
1974	60	1.12
1973	14	2.03
1972	23	1.73
1971	17	1.87
1970	61	1.12
1969	38	1.46
1968	13	2.07
1967	82	0.91
1966	68	1.06
1965	26	1.68
1964	80	0.94
1963	114	0.49
1962	123	0.38
1961	36	1.49
1960	101	0.62
1959	22	1.77
1958	128	0.25
1957	55	1.18
1956	112	0.52
1955	115	0.49
1954	94	0.72
1953	46	1.34
1952	56	1.18
1951	77	0.97
1950	92	0.75
1949	66	1.09
1948	27	1.68
1947	39	1.45
1946	102	0.62
1945	15	1.96
1944	51	1.24
1943	113	0.52
1942	32	1.53
1941	18	1.85
1940	44	1.36
1939	103	0.60
1938	97	0.69
1937	93	0.74
1936	34	1.51
1935	81	0.94
1934	104	0.59
1933	74	1.01
1932	42	1.38
1931	6	2.40
1930	108	0.55
1929	121	0.40
1928	85	0.87
1927	69	1.05
1926	70	1.05
1925	45	1.36
1924	24	1.71
1923	89	0.77
1922	126	0.35
1921	71	1.04
1920	57	1.18
1919	107	0.57
1918	53	1.23
1917	109	0.55
1916	73	1.02
1915	98	0.66
1914	47	1.30
1913	78	0.97
1912	96	0.71
1911	4	2.51
1910	124	0.37
1909	7	2.17
1908	106	0.58
1907	76	0.98
1906	40	1.45
1905	111	0.54
1904	43	1.38
1903	119	0.41
1902	8	2.16
1901	79	0.95
1900	117	0.44
1899	30	1.59
1898	116	0.46
1897	29	1.62
1896	99	0.64
1895	41	1.45