Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1959 1-Month |
31.2°F (-0.4°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
8.5°F (4.8°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1983 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month |
29.4°F (-1.4°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1985 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month |
35.3°F (1.8°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1969, 1992 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1985 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1937, 2018 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1985 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1944, 1964, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1985 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1944, 1955, 1982 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1959 8-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1986, 1990 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1973, 1990, 2018, 2019 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1951 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1942, 1964, 1970, 2000 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1923, 1935 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1970 | ||||||
|
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1951 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1927, 1961, 1966, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1951 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1907, 1910, 1913, 1983 | ||||||
|
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1916, 1953, 1985, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1905 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1902, 1925, 1965, 1994, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1907 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1950 | ||||||
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/