Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1961 1-Month |
18.2°F (-7.7°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1983 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month |
26.8°F (-2.9°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1929 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1985 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1935, 1991, 2008 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1985 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1985 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1961 8-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 2009 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1951 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 2013 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1895 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1915, 1965, 2009, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1951 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1927, 1959, 1966, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1951 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1950 | ||||||
|
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1952 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1926, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1905 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1934 | ||||
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Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1907 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1917, 1953, 1963, 1980 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/