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Hurricane Carla was a large hurricane that moved into Texas during September 1961. As it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone across the Great Plains and Midwest, heavy rain fell in a band on the poleward side of a frontal boundary extending northeast from Carla, leading to the wettest known event to be associated with a tropical cyclone or its remains across Iowa.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants to affect Iowa |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 229.4 | 9.03 | Carla 1961 | Chariton 1 E | |
| 2 | 124.5 | 4.90 | Frances 1998 | Fort Madison | |
| 3 | 120.9 | 4.76 | Paine 1986 | Keokuk Lock Dam 19 | |
| 4 | 99.8 | 3.93 | Waldo 1985 | Keosauqua | |
| 5 | 94.0 | 3.70 | Newton 1986 | Mount Pleasant 1 SSW | |
| 6 | 86.4 | 3.40 | Chantal 1989 | De Witt | |
| 7 | 84.3 | 3.32 | Lester 1992 | Sigourney | |
| 8 | 82.3 | 3.24 | Gustav 2008 | Rathbun Dam 2 N | |
| 9 | 79.0 | 3.11 | Tico 1983 | Centerville | |
| 10 | 60.7 | 2.39 | Juan 1985 | Bellevue Lock and Dam 12 | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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