Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1896
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1896 1-Month |
29.1°F (-1.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
6.4°F (3.6°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1983 |
15th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month |
28.2°F (-2.1°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1985 |
84th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1943 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month |
34.3°F (1.3°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1985 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 1931 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1931 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1931 | ||||
May–Dec 1896 8-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 2008 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1931 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1951 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1919 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1917 |
80th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1992, 2009 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1917 |
75th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1971, 1975, 1976 | ||||||
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1951 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1977 | ||||||
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1951 |
97th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1937, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1993 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/