Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1978 1-Month |
8.0°F (-13.3°C) | 17.7°F (-7.9°C) |
-9.7°F (-5.4°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1912 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month |
13.8°F (-10.1°C) | 20.2°F (-6.6°C) |
-6.4°F (-3.5°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2002 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month |
21.0°F (-6.1°C) | 25.5°F (-3.6°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1986, 2001 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–Jan 1978 4-Month |
28.1°F (-2.2°C) | 32.0°F (0.0°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1899 | ||||||
|
Sep 1977–Jan 1978 5-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1979 | ||||||
|
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month |
40.7°F (4.8°C) | 43.7°F (6.5°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918, 1977 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Jan 1978 7-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1962, 1973 | ||||||
|
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1928, 1963, 1984 | ||||||
|
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1948, 1961, 1966, 1974 | ||||||
|
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 49.8°F (9.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1917, 2010 | ||||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1978 24-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1952 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1944, 1945, 1972, 1991, 2020 | ||||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1978 36-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1933, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985 | ||||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1978 48-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1948, 1959, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2012 | ||||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1978 60-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1907 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 1947, 1956, 1999, 2011, 2012 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/