Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1968
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1968 1-Month |
20.7°F (-6.3°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1983 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month |
27.6°F (-2.4°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1985 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1947, 1991 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month |
35.9°F (2.2°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1985 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1985 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1967 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1968 5-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1985 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1910, 1955 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1968 6-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1985 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1977, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1968 7-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1985 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1943, 1974 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1968 8-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1966 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1920, 1928 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1968 10-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1951 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2002, 2018 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1968 11-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1925, 1940, 1970 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1968 12-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1927, 1942, 1974, 1983 | ||||||
|
Jul 1967–Dec 1968 18-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1951 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1909, 1994, 2019 | ||||||
|
Jan 1967–Dec 1968 24-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1951 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1943, 1963, 1973 | ||||||
|
Jan 1966–Dec 1968 36-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1952 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1903, 1950, 1963, 1970, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1965–Dec 1968 48-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1905 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1927, 1960, 1970, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jan 1964–Dec 1968 60-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1902, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 12, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/