Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1956 1-Month |
17.2°F (-8.2°C) | 17.7°F (-7.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1912 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month |
17.8°F (-7.9°C) | 20.2°F (-6.6°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1918 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month |
21.6°F (-5.8°C) | 25.4°F (-3.7°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2002 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 32.0°F (0.0°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1977 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1977 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 43.7°F (6.5°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918, 1977 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1975, 1984, 1990 | ||||||
|
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1953, 1965, 1966 | ||||||
|
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1976 | ||||||
|
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 49.7°F (9.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 2004 | ||||||
|
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1911, 1926, 1933, 1949, 1957, 1965, 1975, 1998, 2004 | ||||||
|
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1964 | ||||||
|
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1952 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1932 | ||||
|
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1933, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
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Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1907 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 1947, 1978, 1999, 2011, 2012 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/