Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1956 1-Month |
32.6°F (0.3°C) | 34.6°F (1.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1960 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
27.0°F (-2.8°C) | 28.7°F (-1.8°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1899 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1939, 1944, 1970 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
23.7°F (-4.6°C) | 25.0°F (-3.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1912 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1947, 1980 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
22.4°F (-5.3°C) | 24.5°F (-4.2°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1979 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
23.8°F (-4.6°C) | 26.8°F (-2.9°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1912 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
28.4°F (-2.0°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1912 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1982 | ||||||
|
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
33.7°F (0.9°C) | 35.4°F (1.9°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1952, 1986, 1993 | ||||||
|
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 39.9°F (4.4°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899, 1912 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1910, 1913, 1947, 1973 | ||||||
|
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1913, 1968 | ||||||
|
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899, 1936 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1966, 2003 | ||||||
|
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 42.0°F (5.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1979 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1977 | ||||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1918 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1941, 2005 | ||||||
|
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1906 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 1935, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 2004 | ||||||
|
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1997 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1926, 1987 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/