Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1989 1-Month |
13.8°F (-10.1°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-8.9°F (-4.9°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1983 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month |
23.6°F (-4.7°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-5.6°F (-3.1°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1925 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1989 8-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1972 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1951 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1907, 1945, 1960, 1976 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1902, 1940, 1967 | ||||||
|
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1951 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1952 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1941, 1955 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1905 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 2005, 2012, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1907 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1939, 1987, 1992, 2014 | ||||||
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/