Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1973 1-Month |
20.1°F (-6.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1983 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1932 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month |
28.8°F (-1.8°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 2007, 2014 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1974, 2017 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1921, 1940, 2012 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1979, 1984, 2004 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1984 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1973 8-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1944, 1962, 1970 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1959, 1990, 2018, 2019 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1951 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1956 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1933, 1963, 1981, 1990, 2004, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
|
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1951 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1944, 1963, 1984, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1951 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1943, 1963, 1968 | ||||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1952 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1966, 1984, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1909, 1967, 1978, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1909, 1971 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/