Climate at a Glance
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Des Moines, Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, April 1979
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| Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1979 1-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
-4.9°F (-2.7°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1950, 2018 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1979 2-Month |
40.9°F (4.9°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1965 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1982, 1993, 1996, 2018 | ||||||
|
Feb–Apr 1979 3-Month |
31.8°F (-0.1°C) | 39.4°F (4.1°C) |
-7.6°F (-4.2°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1960 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1979 4-Month |
25.7°F (-3.5°C) | 35.3°F (1.8°C) |
-9.6°F (-5.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Apr 1979 5-Month |
25.1°F (-3.8°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-8.2°F (-4.5°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Apr 1979 6-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 34.3°F (1.3°C) |
-6.9°F (-3.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Apr 1979 7-Month |
30.9°F (-0.6°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
-6.0°F (-3.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Apr 1979 8-Month |
35.9°F (2.2°C) | 40.6°F (4.8°C) |
-4.7°F (-2.6°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1962 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Aug 1978–Apr 1979 9-Month |
40.2°F (4.6°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.2°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1962 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Apr 1979 10-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.1°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1962 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Apr 1979 11-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 49.7°F (9.8°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1962 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
|
May 1978–Apr 1979 12-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1962 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Apr 1979 18-Month |
41.1°F (5.1°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 1977–Apr 1979 24-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1952 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 1976–Apr 1979 36-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1952, 1962 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 1975–Apr 1979 48-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1962 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1968, 1969, 1973 | ||||||
|
May 1974–Apr 1979 60-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1962 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2002, 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 12, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/