Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1985 1-Month |
11.4°F (-11.4°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-11.3°F (-6.2°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1983 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month |
20.0°F (-6.7°C) | 29.3°F (-1.5°C) |
-9.3°F (-5.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-6.4°F (-3.6°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month |
38.3°F (3.5°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-4.9°F (-2.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-4.6°F (-2.5°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1985 8-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1951 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1915, 1932, 2008 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1951 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1945, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1951 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1912, 1937, 1969, 1978, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1952 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1916, 1953, 1959, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1927, 1960, 1968, 1970 | ||||||
|
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1907 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1975, 1976 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2021, retrieved on June 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/