Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1971 1-Month |
25.6°F (-3.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1983 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month |
31.4°F (-0.3°C) | 29.3°F (-1.5°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1980, 1988 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month |
39.7°F (4.3°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 2004 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1930, 1947, 1988, 2005 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1971 8-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1963, 1965 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1948, 1980 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1951 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1948, 1990, 2003 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1908, 1964 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1935, 1975, 1976 | ||||||
|
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1951 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1975, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1951 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1958, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1952 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1969, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1929, 1950, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1907 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1909, 1973 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/