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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Iowa

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1961 1-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1954
	Ties: 1938
Jan–Feb 1961 2-Month	22.9°F (-5.1°C)	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931
Dec 1960–Feb 1961 3-Month	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1936
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2002
	Ties: 1947, 2007, 2022
Nov 1960–Feb 1961 4-Month	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2002
	Ties: 1964
Oct 1960–Feb 1961 5-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2002
Sep 1960–Feb 1961 6-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1941
Aug 1960–Feb 1961 7-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2002, 2017
	Ties: 1901, 1957, 2013, 2020
Jul 1960–Feb 1961 8-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1918
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1909, 1922, 1937, 1944, 1957, 1995
Jun 1960–Feb 1961 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1904
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 1909, 1924, 2004, 2018
May 1960–Feb 1961 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1918
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1902, 1909, 1924, 1933, 1945, 1974
Apr 1960–Feb 1961 11-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1896, 1900, 1941, 1944, 1956, 2018
Mar 1960–Feb 1961 12-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1913
Sep 1959–Feb 1961 18-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1918
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1925, 1959, 1985
Mar 1959–Feb 1961 24-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1918
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1977
Mar 1958–Feb 1961 36-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1929, 1930
Mar 1957–Feb 1961 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2002
	Ties: 1930, 1969, 1972
Mar 1956–Feb 1961 60-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1907, 1908, 1920, 1963, 1997
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1935
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1914, 1917, 1983, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/