Iowa March 1953 Average Temperature Rankings
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
35.5
34.6
0.9
70
60
1960
2012
1952
1946
normal
1961
2
30.9
28.7
2.2
90
40
1899
2012
1952
1946
top-third
1974
3
27.5
25.0
2.5
96
34
1912
2012
1952
1946
top-third
1911
4
26.7
24.5
2.2
98
31
1979
2012
1952
1946
top-third
1934,1944
5
28.7
26.7
2.0
97
32
1912
2012
1952
1946
top-third
6
31.6
30.9
0.7
81
48
1912
2012
1952
1946
normal
7
36.2
35.4
0.8
79
50
1912
2012
1952
1946
normal
1966
8
40.3
39.9
0.4
72
57
1912
2012
1952
1948
normal
1900,1927
9
44.0
43.7
0.3
68
61
1899,1912
2012
1952
1948
normal
1966,1985,2011
10
47.0
46.3
0.7
85
44
1899,1904
2012
1952
1945
normal
1901,1941,1988,2003
11
48.0
47.5
0.5
81
48
1899
2012
1952
1945
normal
1941,1961,1966
12
48.1
47.5
0.6
80
49
1899,1936
2012
1952
1945
normal
1940,1961,2018
18
41.9
42.0
-0.1
53
75
1979
2017
1952
1950
normal
1938,1941,1950
24
46.8
47.5
-0.7
28
100
1905,1952
2017
1952
1950
bottom-third
1959
36
46.1
47.5
-1.4
6
121
1918
2018
1952
1951
bottom-tenth
48
46.5
47.5
-1.0
9
117
1906
1935,2002
1952
1951
bottom-tenth
1963,1970,1971
60
46.8
47.5
-0.7
12
113
1997
1935
1952
1951
bottom-tenth
1900,1905,1912,1918,1919,1970,1973,1980,1981