Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1990
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1990 1-Month |
19.8°F (-6.8°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1983 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1990 2-Month |
30.5°F (-0.8°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1985 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1990 3-Month |
37.1°F (2.8°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1985 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1957 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1990 4-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1985 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1949, 1982, 2003, 2012 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1990 5-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1985 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1908, 1963, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1990 6-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1985 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1990 7-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1985 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1990 8-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1959, 1986 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1990 9-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1959, 1973, 2018 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1990 10-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1951 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1948, 1971, 2003 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1990 11-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1933, 1963, 1973, 1981, 2004, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1990 12-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1933 | ||||||
|
Jul 1989–Dec 1990 18-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1951 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 1989–Dec 1990 24-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1951 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1956 | ||||||
|
Jan 1988–Dec 1990 36-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1952 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1989 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1990 48-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1905 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 1934 | ||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1990 60-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1907 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1991, 2003, 2005 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 11, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/