Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1956 1-Month |
26.4°F (-3.1°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1983 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1940 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month |
30.8°F (-0.7°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month |
39.8°F (4.3°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
3.2°F (1.7°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1954 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1999 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1948, 1949, 1980, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1922, 1999 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1956 8-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 2007, 2011 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1951 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1973 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month |
50.9°F (10.5°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1949, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1951 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1911, 1957 | ||||||
|
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1951 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1990, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1905 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1931, 1936, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1907 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1957, 1988, 2013, 2015, 2017 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/