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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1960
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1960 1-Month |
22.3°F (-5.4°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1983 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1997 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month |
37.3°F (2.9°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1984 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1960 5-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1928, 2010, 2017 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1957 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1960 7-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1952, 1970, 1986 | ||||||
May–Dec 1960 8-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1957 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1960 9-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1960 10-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1951 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1907, 1945, 1976, 1989 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 2008 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1960 12-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1982 | ||||||
Jul 1959–Dec 1960 18-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1951 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1926, 1962, 1972, 1982 | ||||||
Jan 1959–Dec 1960 24-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1951 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1924, 1967, 1970, 1972 | ||||||
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1952 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1926, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1996 | ||||||
Jan 1957–Dec 1960 48-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1905 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1927, 1968, 1970, 1985 | ||||||
Jan 1956–Dec 1960 60-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1907 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1903, 1928, 1929, 1954, 1964 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 17, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/