Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2011
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2011 1-Month |
29.1°F (-1.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
6.4°F (3.6°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1983 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1896 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2011 2-Month |
34.2°F (1.2°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2011 3-Month |
40.6°F (4.8°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
Sep–Dec 2011 4-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2004 | 1931 | ||||
Aug–Dec 2011 5-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2011 6-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2011 7-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
May–Dec 2011 8-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1956, 2007 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2011 9-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1933, 1949 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2011 10-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1951 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2011 11-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2011 12-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1911, 1977 | ||||||
Jul 2010–Dec 2011 18-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1951 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1953, 1955 | ||||||
Jan 2010–Dec 2011 24-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1951 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jan 2009–Dec 2011 36-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1952 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 2020 | ||||||
Jan 2008–Dec 2011 48-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1905 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1975 | ||||||
Jan 2007–Dec 2011 60-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1907 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1946, 1947, 1993, 1998 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/