Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1987 1-Month |
28.1°F (-2.2°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1983 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month |
34.6°F (1.4°C) | 29.3°F (-1.5°C) |
5.3°F (2.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month |
38.5°F (3.6°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 43.3°F (6.3°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1933, 2006 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1988, 2003, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 2020 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1987 8-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1938 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 1931 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1998, 2006 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1952 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 2004, 2016 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1905 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1939, 2015, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1939, 1989, 1992, 2014 | ||||||
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/