Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1901
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1901 1-Month |
18.6°F (-7.4°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.2°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1983 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1901 2-Month |
26.3°F (-3.2°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1985 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 2001 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1901 3-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1985 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1969, 2008 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1901 4-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1985 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1901 5-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1985 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1955, 1968 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1901 6-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1985 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2017 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1901 7-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1985 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1980, 2002 | ||||||
May–Dec 1901 8-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1917 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1965, 1971, 2020 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1901 9-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1917 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1994, 2017 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1901 10-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1951 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1955, 1980 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1901 11-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1917 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1940, 1968, 1970 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1901 12-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1917 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1949, 1980 | ||||||
Jul 1900–Dec 1901 18-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1951 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1900 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1964, 1991 | ||||||
Jan 1900–Dec 1901 24-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1900 | 1951 |
35th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1940, 1941, 1974, 1992, 2004 | ||||||
Jan 1899–Dec 1901 36-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1900 | 1952 |
55th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1928, 1964, 1965, 1983 | ||||||
Jan 1898–Dec 1901 48-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1900 | 1905 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1925, 1959, 1965, 1994, 2010 | ||||||
Jan 1897–Dec 1901 60-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1900 | 1907 |
86th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/