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 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2020 1-Month |
27.2°F (-2.7°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1983 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
34.6°F (1.4°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1985 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1985 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1947, 1984 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1985 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1985 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1921, 1940, 1973, 2012 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1985 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 1988, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1985 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1987 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1963, 1965, 1971 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1965, 1975 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1951 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1953, 1994, 2004 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1951 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1981, 2007 | ||||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1951 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1956, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1952 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 2011 | ||||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1939, 1987, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1907 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 2016 | ||||||
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/