Iowa March Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of March 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 March in Iowa History?

1990 was the wettest March in Iowa history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.30 inches.

What Was the Driest March in Iowa History?

1910 was the driest March in Iowa history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.16 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	84	1.47
2022	30	2.66
2021	24	2.84
2020	21	2.91
2019	48	2.19
2018	43	2.28
2017	33	2.57
2016	44	2.28
2015	126	0.56
2014	120	0.81
2013	52	2.09
2012	57	1.91
2011	82	1.50
2010	67	1.72
2009	18	2.97
2008	97	1.26
2007	22	2.86
2006	15	3.17
2005	103	1.05
2004	8	3.75
2003	99	1.15
2002	98	1.16
2001	96	1.30
2000	108	1.00
1999	109	0.98
1998	10	3.65
1997	94	1.32
1996	90	1.38
1995	34	2.57
1994	128	0.20
1993	27	2.75
1992	46	2.21
1991	3	4.19
1990	1	4.30
1989	117	0.90
1988	122	0.79
1987	16	3.17
1986	51	2.11
1985	31	2.62
1984	62	1.85
1983	12	3.24
1982	29	2.69
1981	123	0.75
1980	105	1.02
1979	9	3.74
1978	124	0.71
1977	7	3.90
1976	11	3.41
1975	50	2.14
1974	68	1.71
1973	6	3.97
1972	95	1.31
1971	115	0.91
1970	47	2.20
1969	101	1.09
1968	113	0.92
1967	75	1.60
1966	63	1.83
1965	26	2.81
1964	83	1.49
1963	32	2.58
1962	71	1.64
1961	2	4.22
1960	79	1.54
1959	13	3.23
1958	127	0.56
1957	59	1.88
1956	112	0.93
1955	111	0.97
1954	66	1.75
1953	20	2.92
1952	14	3.22
1951	4	4.18
1950	104	1.03
1949	39	2.48
1948	36	2.51
1947	92	1.35
1946	5	4.03
1945	25	2.83
1944	37	2.51
1943	78	1.55
1942	55	1.99
1941	106	1.02
1940	69	1.70
1939	72	1.63
1938	40	2.33
1937	70	1.65
1936	107	1.02
1935	87	1.42
1934	100	1.10
1933	17	3.05
1932	88	1.42
1931	73	1.63
1930	118	0.89
1929	89	1.39
1928	85	1.45
1927	60	1.88
1926	110	0.98
1925	116	0.91
1924	28	2.71
1923	23	2.85
1922	58	1.90
1921	76	1.59
1920	19	2.95
1919	45	2.26
1918	125	0.65
1917	64	1.78
1916	80	1.54
1915	114	0.92
1914	65	1.77
1913	38	2.50
1912	56	1.96
1911	119	0.87
1910	129	0.16
1909	81	1.51
1908	74	1.63
1907	93	1.34
1906	41	2.32
1905	54	2.08
1904	49	2.17
1903	91	1.38
1902	86	1.44
1901	35	2.54
1900	53	2.09
1899	77	1.58
1898	61	1.86
1897	42	2.29
1896	102	1.09
1895	121	0.81