Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1970 1-Month |
23.3°F (-4.8°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1983 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1920, 1921 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month |
36.3°F (2.4°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 2018 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1944 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1907, 1958, 1962, 2018 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1952, 1960, 1986 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1970 8-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1944, 1962, 1973 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1940, 1986 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1951 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1942, 1959, 1964, 2000 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1925, 1940, 1968 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1959 | ||||||
|
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1951 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1965, 1986, 2008 | ||||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1951 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1924, 1960, 1967, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1952 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1903, 1950, 1963, 1968, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1905 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1927, 1960, 1968, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1907 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1918, 1969, 1972, 1979, 1982, 1996 | ||||||
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/