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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2019 1-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
6.5°F (3.6°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1983 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2019 2-Month |
30.8°F (-0.7°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2019 3-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1986, 1993, 2014 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2019 4-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2019 5-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2019 6-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1982, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2019 7-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2019 8-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1928 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2019 9-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1959, 1973, 1990, 2018 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2019 10-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1951 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1899, 1928 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2019 11-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1932, 1943 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2019 12-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2018–Dec 2019 18-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1951 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1909, 1968, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2019 24-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1951 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1958, 1971, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2019 36-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1952 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2019 48-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 2005, 2012, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2019 60-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1907 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1990, 1991, 2003, 2005 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/