Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 2012 1-Month |
27.7°F (-2.4°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1983 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month |
33.4°F (0.8°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
4.2°F (2.4°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2001 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month |
38.6°F (3.7°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1982 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1949, 1982, 1990, 2003 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1921, 1940, 1973, 2020 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
May–Dec 2012 8-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1939, 2015 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1951 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
4.6°F (2.6°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1951 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1951 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 1931 | ||||
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1952 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1905 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1989, 2005, 2013, 2019 | ||||||
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1936, 2000, 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/